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Page 121
... final determinant is the meaning of the words and of the overall con- text . One might speak of the " smooth liquids " of the first line of the following stanza , the " energetic fricatives " of the second and the " gloomy nasals " of ...
... final determinant is the meaning of the words and of the overall con- text . One might speak of the " smooth liquids " of the first line of the following stanza , the " energetic fricatives " of the second and the " gloomy nasals " of ...
Page 134
... final touches to a very trite little poem . Fortunately the poet , Emily Dickinson , had some- thing else in mind . In the fourth line her choice was " earth , " which only remotely rhymes with " death . " This sort of rhyme is called ...
... final touches to a very trite little poem . Fortunately the poet , Emily Dickinson , had some- thing else in mind . In the fourth line her choice was " earth , " which only remotely rhymes with " death . " This sort of rhyme is called ...
Page 273
... final solution ; but by the pleasurable activity of mind excited by the attractions of the journey itself ... finals . She picked a quiet bench as far removed as possible from the softball game to the west and the bands of small ...
... final solution ; but by the pleasurable activity of mind excited by the attractions of the journey itself ... finals . She picked a quiet bench as far removed as possible from the softball game to the west and the bands of small ...
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ancient Mariner beauty bird blood breast breath child cloud cold context Copyright curse dark dead death doth dream E. E. Cummings earth example eyes fear feel flowers hair hands hath hear heard heart heaven human iamb iambic pentameter land language light little birdie live look loud Lycidas man's meaning metaphor mind Moon morning mother move never night o'er object person POEMS FOR COMPARISON poet poet's poetic poetry quatrain rain reader RESPONSE rhyme rhythm Richard Cory RICHARD WILBUR Robert Lowell sails second poem sense sestet ship sigh silent sing slant rhyme sleep smile song sonnet soul sound spirit stanza star strange sweet syllables symbol T. S. Eliot thee things thou thought trees trochee verbal verse voice W. H. AUDEN walk Wallace Stevens Wedding-Guest WILLIAM BLAKE wind words youth