The Poet and the PoemThe author summarizes his knowledge and lively opinions of the art, dealing with every aspect, from the moment of inspiration through the workshop labors, to publication and interpretation. |
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Page 216
... perhaps too pretty an autumn , a golden age . The speaker wants the pathos of age to be felt and so corrects himself grimly , " or none . " But absolute barrenness is perhaps too grim , like imagining oneself as a skeleton . So he ...
... perhaps too pretty an autumn , a golden age . The speaker wants the pathos of age to be felt and so corrects himself grimly , " or none . " But absolute barrenness is perhaps too grim , like imagining oneself as a skeleton . So he ...
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... Perhaps , but I can understand why Jeffers wanted to push our minds away from the literal scene to prepare us for the latter part of the poem , which , as we will see , contemplates nothing less than the fate of our civilization . - I ...
... Perhaps , but I can understand why Jeffers wanted to push our minds away from the literal scene to prepare us for the latter part of the poem , which , as we will see , contemplates nothing less than the fate of our civilization . - I ...
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... Perhaps though there is little evidence of this – humane wisdom will eventually accumulate and have some effect on human behavior . - - the present crisis I write at a time when the nation is at war with its blacks and its young . The ...
... Perhaps though there is little evidence of this – humane wisdom will eventually accumulate and have some effect on human behavior . - - the present crisis I write at a time when the nation is at war with its blacks and its young . The ...
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an ear for poetry | 7 |
amateur tradesman professional | 17 |
enter the critic | 27 |
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