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He was echoing what Valéry had already said more than once : “ A poem is really a kind of machine for producing the poetic state of mind by means of words . ” When poets are constructing one of their magic - machines , they are not so ...
He was echoing what Valéry had already said more than once : “ A poem is really a kind of machine for producing the poetic state of mind by means of words . ” When poets are constructing one of their magic - machines , they are not so ...
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E. What kind of pictures haunt these words from their etymological past ? ( Consult a good dictionary . ) fool , generous , companion , lunacy , planet , maudlin , tawdry , sabotage , pandemonium , tangerine , bungalow , chivalrous ...
E. What kind of pictures haunt these words from their etymological past ? ( Consult a good dictionary . ) fool , generous , companion , lunacy , planet , maudlin , tawdry , sabotage , pandemonium , tangerine , bungalow , chivalrous ...
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Yet it is difficult to imagine a professional quarterback looking at the diagram and snarling , “ Who needs that kind of stuff ? I just plan to get out there and heave the old pigskin . ” Our line of scansion is misleadingly stiff : It ...
Yet it is difficult to imagine a professional quarterback looking at the diagram and snarling , “ Who needs that kind of stuff ? I just plan to get out there and heave the old pigskin . ” Our line of scansion is misleadingly stiff : It ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - rampaginglibrarian - LibraryThingWe used this book for a textbook in one of my creative writing classes and i bought at least one updated version--it is an absolutely wonderful poetry introduction--with just enough theory and just enough poetry Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - zinkel101 - LibraryThingA very good introduction to poetry; a mix of methods and examples by masters fo the art. A good read in itself, unlike poetry encyclopedias. A good resource for writers too. Leer comentario completo
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CONRAD AIKEN | 4 |
ANONYMOUS | 6 |
SIMILE AND METAPHOR | 20 |
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