Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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Page 183
... given the " meeting " and " parting " clue to the story thread . A Man ( secret lover or husband ? ) comes , meets his beloved , spends the night with her , parts from her in the morning , and goes back to " the world of men . " The ...
... given the " meeting " and " parting " clue to the story thread . A Man ( secret lover or husband ? ) comes , meets his beloved , spends the night with her , parts from her in the morning , and goes back to " the world of men . " The ...
Page 231
... given to the servant who had originally been given five . " For unto every one that hath shall be given . but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath , " said the master . “ And cast ye the unprofitable ...
... given to the servant who had originally been given five . " For unto every one that hath shall be given . but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath , " said the master . “ And cast ye the unprofitable ...
Page 539
... given some thought to the matter of parody . ( a ) Now re - examine the three paro- dies in this chapter . Which ones of them seem to be satirical - risibly critical of something ? At what is the criticism directed : at the poet or poem ...
... given some thought to the matter of parody . ( a ) Now re - examine the three paro- dies in this chapter . Which ones of them seem to be satirical - risibly critical of something ? At what is the criticism directed : at the poet or poem ...
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