The Groundwork of CriticismOxford University Press, 1947 - 175 pages |
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... story of such aspects of human comedy or tragedy as interest them , others sing of their own sorrows and joys , others attack the follies and crimes of human society or of individuals . Some even express in poetry their views on ...
... story of such aspects of human comedy or tragedy as interest them , others sing of their own sorrows and joys , others attack the follies and crimes of human society or of individuals . Some even express in poetry their views on ...
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... story , its boundary lines are extremely difficult to draw . Many narrative poems contain elements of epic , philosophical , and satiric poetry . In some the narrative element is of less importance to the reader than the spirit or ...
... story , its boundary lines are extremely difficult to draw . Many narrative poems contain elements of epic , philosophical , and satiric poetry . In some the narrative element is of less importance to the reader than the spirit or ...
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... story itself . Spenser's Faerie Queene is an extended allegory , which is virtually a series of narrative poems embodying romantic stories of knightly deeds , invested , as has been said , with an ' atmosphere of moonlight , silvery ...
... story itself . Spenser's Faerie Queene is an extended allegory , which is virtually a series of narrative poems embodying romantic stories of knightly deeds , invested , as has been said , with an ' atmosphere of moonlight , silvery ...
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Groundwork of Criticism Judging Poetry (Classic Reprint) Stanley C. Glassey No preview available - 2018 |
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ALEXANDER POPE alley anapaests bear beauty breath Cheddar Pinks conceit dactyl daffodils dance dark darling dead death doth dreams dying earth echoes Elegy emotive example expression eyes Faerie Queene fancy feel feet figurative language flowers following passage following poem foot Hamlet hath hear heart heaven human iambic idea imagery images inverted stress LAURENCE BINYON light lines lives LORD TENNYSON Lycidas lyric maid MATTHEW ARNOLD metaphor metre mind moon narrative poems nature ne'er o'er pale phrase plays poet poet's poetry questions printed Read carefully rhyme rhythm ROBERT ROBERT BURNS round Sally satiric scene sense Shakespeare's sing sleep song sonnet soul sound speech spirit spondee stanza stars STEPHEN SPENDER stressed syllable strong stress suggests sweet T. S. Eliot thee theme thine things thou thought trochees unstressed verse W. B. Yeats Wilfred Owen WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind words