Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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Page 50
... writer will make an effort to pin down his critical terms with working definitions , and strive to avoid those constructions in his writing that may leave his sentences open to several interpretations . For ambiguity is a fault when ...
... writer will make an effort to pin down his critical terms with working definitions , and strive to avoid those constructions in his writing that may leave his sentences open to several interpretations . For ambiguity is a fault when ...
Page 233
... writing which , like the money given the servants in the Bible story , will be taken from me if it is not used- even though it is my great desire to be writing in God's name and for His profit , for fear He may come back and put me to ...
... writing which , like the money given the servants in the Bible story , will be taken from me if it is not used- even though it is my great desire to be writing in God's name and for His profit , for fear He may come back and put me to ...
Page 606
... writing " downy flake " for " fall of flake " the gain is great not only for accuracy of feeling and fact , but also for the music of the lines . The simple alliteration in " fall of flake " is canceled in favor of the word , one word ...
... writing " downy flake " for " fall of flake " the gain is great not only for accuracy of feeling and fact , but also for the music of the lines . The simple alliteration in " fall of flake " is canceled in favor of the word , one word ...
Contents
ANATOMY OF THE POEMEXPERIENCE | 65 |
65 | 91 |
Visual and Other FreeImagery | 137 |
Copyright | |
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