Preface to PoetryHarcourt, Brace, 1946 - 737 pages |
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... stanza of the poem . ( b ) Now proceed with a thoughtful interpretation of the second , third , and fourth stanzas . Jot down the several senses of the possibly ambiguous words and phrases . As you conclude each stanza , look back to ...
... stanza of the poem . ( b ) Now proceed with a thoughtful interpretation of the second , third , and fourth stanzas . Jot down the several senses of the possibly ambiguous words and phrases . As you conclude each stanza , look back to ...
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... stanza by stanza , line by line . ( 1 ) Does the first stanza evoke a clear image ? ( 2 ) Is the contrast between the first and second stanza clear ? Today : take a cue from the title . The road : try another metaphor , " the course of ...
... stanza by stanza , line by line . ( 1 ) Does the first stanza evoke a clear image ? ( 2 ) Is the contrast between the first and second stanza clear ? Today : take a cue from the title . The road : try another metaphor , " the course of ...
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Charles William Cooper, John Holmes. the six terminal words of the first stanza are repeated in a different order , in each stanza , and all six appear at the middle or ends of the lines of the envoy . SHORT COUPLETS , one of the continu ...
Charles William Cooper, John Holmes. the six terminal words of the first stanza are repeated in a different order , in each stanza , and all six appear at the middle or ends of the lines of the envoy . SHORT COUPLETS , one of the continu ...
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