Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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Page 264
... consider some broad principles that might well be applied in the evaluation of particular poems . ( b ) If you wish to do so , devise some specific rules subordi- nate to the general principles . ( c ) Compare your statements of princi ...
... consider some broad principles that might well be applied in the evaluation of particular poems . ( b ) If you wish to do so , devise some specific rules subordi- nate to the general principles . ( c ) Compare your statements of princi ...
Page 508
... Consider in detail the contrast in art theory and the relation of the thought of these two poems to " Andrea del Sarto . " 3. Poetry for the Sake of What ? ( a ) Read Edgar Allan Poe's “ Israfel , " Emily Dickinson's " I Died for Beauty ...
... Consider in detail the contrast in art theory and the relation of the thought of these two poems to " Andrea del Sarto . " 3. Poetry for the Sake of What ? ( a ) Read Edgar Allan Poe's “ Israfel , " Emily Dickinson's " I Died for Beauty ...
Page 539
... Consider what might be meant by nonsense and meaningless in this sentence in connection with the poems themselves . Think once more of the so - called four phases of meaning ( see pp . 50 , 168 ) . ( c ) Work out statements of what you ...
... Consider what might be meant by nonsense and meaningless in this sentence in connection with the poems themselves . Think once more of the so - called four phases of meaning ( see pp . 50 , 168 ) . ( c ) Work out statements of what you ...
Contents
ORIENTATION TO POETRY i Preconceptions and Pointers | 3 |
In Search of Poetry | 21 |
Language and Art | 42 |
Copyright | |
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A. E. Housman aloud Amy Lowell anapestic attitudes auditory ballad Beauty breath called chapter clouds critical dead death dream E. E. Cummings earth emotional response experience eye-movements eyes free imagery free verse Frost full meaning give hand hath heard heart heaven I. A. Richards iambic interpretation John Keats King language listening look Lord Lord Randal Louis Untermeyer lyric metrical pattern metrical variation mind's-ear mood never night over-all meaning persons phrase poem poem-experience poem-reading-experience poet poetic form poetic rhythm poetry printed verses prose reader reading recorded reread rime Robert Robert Frost rose Sea-Fever sense pattern silent sing song sonnet sort soul sound pattern speech stanza stanzaic form stir stressed SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY sweet syllables T. S. Eliot thee things thou thought tion tone translation turn Vincent Millay visual voice wind words