Collected ProseJames Wright, Anne Wright, Edith Anne Wright A collection of Wright's essays on the language of poetry |
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... sounds . In these apostrophes and in his arrangement of them we can find the form of his poem . The form is that of ... sound of anything . ( The possibility is a little scary in a country where , for example , President Coolidge's ...
... sounds . In these apostrophes and in his arrangement of them we can find the form of his poem . The form is that of ... sound of anything . ( The possibility is a little scary in a country where , for example , President Coolidge's ...
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... sound , or rhyme . Consid- er the first of these : the rhyme scheme of the individual stanzas . It is pleasing in itself , and even mildly odd : instead of sustaining the promise of simplicity in rhymed couplets , the poet gently ...
... sound , or rhyme . Consid- er the first of these : the rhyme scheme of the individual stanzas . It is pleasing in itself , and even mildly odd : instead of sustaining the promise of simplicity in rhymed couplets , the poet gently ...
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... sound , and in fact can be the world where we hear voices most distinctly , so noise is not the mere presence of sound . It goes without saying that noise can include sounds that cause pain . The subway stop at 86th and Central Park ...
... sound , and in fact can be the world where we hear voices most distinctly , so noise is not the mere presence of sound . It goes without saying that noise can include sounds that cause pain . The subway stop at 86th and Central Park ...
Contents
The Stiff Smile of Mr Warren | 239 |
The Terrible Threshold | 249 |
A Study and a Selection | 256 |
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