Collected ProseJames Wright, Anne Wright, Edith Anne Wright A collection of Wright's essays on the language of poetry |
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... past is past . If he does not expose superior models and prove himself by every step he takes he is not what is wanted . " It seems to me of the gravest importance that Whitman's relation to established traditional forms of poetry and ...
... past is past . If he does not expose superior models and prove himself by every step he takes he is not what is wanted . " It seems to me of the gravest importance that Whitman's relation to established traditional forms of poetry and ...
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... past . The principle of rhyme in the terza rima is , of course , just the op- posite : the ear of the reader , after hearing at least one com- pleted pattern of rhyme at the beginning , naturally listens with specially alerted interest ...
... past . The principle of rhyme in the terza rima is , of course , just the op- posite : the ear of the reader , after hearing at least one com- pleted pattern of rhyme at the beginning , naturally listens with specially alerted interest ...
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... past , and I admit that he ransacked it and he quotes people from the past all over the place . He's constantly giving you a quotation from somebody he's almost sure that you've never y heard of so that he can get one up on you . But ...
... past , and I admit that he ransacked it and he quotes people from the past all over the place . He's constantly giving you a quotation from somebody he's almost sure that you've never y heard of so that he can get one up on you . But ...
Contents
The Stiff Smile of Mr Warren | 239 |
The Terrible Threshold | 249 |
A Study and a Selection | 256 |
Copyright | |
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