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... rhyme is repeated in a stanza the more “ closed " the “ room ” is and the more oppressive the effect can be . ( But , as in all things , the context to a large degree determines the meaning of a rhyme pattern . ) A parody of this ...
... rhyme is repeated in a stanza the more “ closed " the “ room ” is and the more oppressive the effect can be . ( But , as in all things , the context to a large degree determines the meaning of a rhyme pattern . ) A parody of this ...
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... rhyme , not rhyme as a ( mere ) literary device , but rhyme as a symptom of a culture that feared the unexpected and sought refuge in the status quo of customary ideas , customary emotions , and customary solutions to terrifyingly new ...
... rhyme , not rhyme as a ( mere ) literary device , but rhyme as a symptom of a culture that feared the unexpected and sought refuge in the status quo of customary ideas , customary emotions , and customary solutions to terrifyingly new ...
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... rhymes with “ death . ” This sort of rhyme is called slant rhyme . It does not rhyme exactly with the preceding sound ; it reproduces it but with that little element of dissonance which makes the reader take notice . Slant rhyme was ...
... rhymes with “ death . ” This sort of rhyme is called slant rhyme . It does not rhyme exactly with the preceding sound ; it reproduces it but with that little element of dissonance which makes the reader take notice . Slant rhyme was ...
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ancient beauty become begin bird blood body breath called child close cloud cold context dark dead death dream drop earth effect example experience eyes face falling father fear feel feet final flowers foot give hands head hear heard heart heaven hold human idea important king land language leaves light live look man's meaning metaphor mind morning mother move Nature never night Note object once passed past perhaps person poem poet poetic poetry reader RESPONSE rest rhyme rhythm rise rose round seems seen sense ship sing sleep song sonnet soul sound speak spirit stanza star sweet syllables symbol tell thee things thou thought trees turn voice walk wind youth