Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 78
Page 91
... written form . The American Indian , for in- stance , had no alphabet until Sequoia invented one for the Chero- kees a hundred and fifty years ago . Now , the written or printed words , which the eye picks up from the page , are symbols ...
... written form . The American Indian , for in- stance , had no alphabet until Sequoia invented one for the Chero- kees a hundred and fifty years ago . Now , the written or printed words , which the eye picks up from the page , are symbols ...
Page 244
... written upon appropriate themes , in the approved meters , in the accepted poetic diction . The evaluation of poetry by the Rules may be illuminated by reading the following selections from Alexander Pope's celebrated Essay on Criticism ...
... written upon appropriate themes , in the approved meters , in the accepted poetic diction . The evaluation of poetry by the Rules may be illuminated by reading the following selections from Alexander Pope's celebrated Essay on Criticism ...
Page 451
... written by modern poets must be viewed in relation to their ancient forebears . Later poets have derived in- spiration from three sorts of ode to be found in classical literature : the various odes of Pindar , some of which were written ...
... written by modern poets must be viewed in relation to their ancient forebears . Later poets have derived in- spiration from three sorts of ode to be found in classical literature : the various odes of Pindar , some of which were written ...
Contents
ANATOMY OF THE POEMEXPERIENCE | 65 |
65 | 91 |
Visual and Other FreeImagery | 137 |
Copyright | |
12 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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