Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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... true , the present volume might well conclude with its beginning . But it is certainly not true , or at best it is only true in part . For those persons already favorably disposed toward poetry are often eager to know more about it ...
... true , the present volume might well conclude with its beginning . But it is certainly not true , or at best it is only true in part . For those persons already favorably disposed toward poetry are often eager to know more about it ...
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... true , and the beautiful . These are famous words in the history of thought , and they are household words as well . We have already made cautious use of the word beautiful in the early chapter on " Language and Art , " and of the word ...
... true , and the beautiful . These are famous words in the history of thought , and they are household words as well . We have already made cautious use of the word beautiful in the early chapter on " Language and Art , " and of the word ...
Page 289
... true . At least , they cannot both be true at the same time for the same person , who must either believe in the doctrine of immortality , as he under- stands it , or not believe in it . ... And yet . . . millions of readers who have ...
... true . At least , they cannot both be true at the same time for the same person , who must either believe in the doctrine of immortality , as he under- stands it , or not believe in it . ... And yet . . . millions of readers who have ...
Contents
ANATOMY OF THE POEMEXPERIENCE | 65 |
65 | 91 |
Visual and Other FreeImagery | 137 |
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alliteration attention Beauty begin called chapter clear close comes communication comparable consider critical dead death earth emotion English experience eyes face fall feeling give given hand head hear heard heart imagery interpretation John Keats keep King language leave light listening live look Lord lyric meaning metrical pattern mind nature never night once particular past pattern persons phrase poem poet poet's poetic poetry present printed question reader reading recorded reference relation response rhythm rime Robert rose seems sense serve sing song sonnet sort soul sound stand stanza stressed suggested syllables tell thee things thou thought tion true turn verse voice wind words writing written young