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... play has in the minds of virtually all readers of English literature . Scott is able to appropriate the emotional im- pact of the play for his own purposes in a poem which , even without the allusion , has considerable force . Had he ...
... play has in the minds of virtually all readers of English literature . Scott is able to appropriate the emotional im- pact of the play for his own purposes in a poem which , even without the allusion , has considerable force . Had he ...
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... Playing with a Snake Strange ! that such horror and such grace Should dwell together in one place ; A fury's arm , an angel's face ! ' Tis innocence , and youth , which makes In Chloris ' fancy such mistakes , To start at love , and play ...
... Playing with a Snake Strange ! that such horror and such grace Should dwell together in one place ; A fury's arm , an angel's face ! ' Tis innocence , and youth , which makes In Chloris ' fancy such mistakes , To start at love , and play ...
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... play , imagery , and figurative language , so be sure not to scan the poem until you have enjoyed all its music and ... played it quick , she played it light and loose ; My eyes , they dazzled at her flowing knees ; Her several parts ...
... play , imagery , and figurative language , so be sure not to scan the poem until you have enjoyed all its music and ... played it quick , she played it light and loose ; My eyes , they dazzled at her flowing knees ; Her several parts ...
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PURPOSE AND FORM | 15 |
Ben Jonson 323 | 27 |
Lyrical and Narrative | 28 |
Copyright | |
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allusion arrangement attitude beauty become begins called character comes connotation create dark death describe effect emotional English example experience Explain expression eyes face fact fall feel figurative give given hand head heart human idea imagery images impression involved ironic irony kind language leaves less light literal live look meaning meter mind move nature never night notice objects once passed pattern person picture play poem poet poet's poetry QUESTIONS reader reading repetition response rhyme rhythm Robert seems sense sleep song sound speak speaker speech stand stanza statement story stressed suggest syllables symbols tell thee things thou thought tone tree true trying turned understand verse voice words writer