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... reader must be attuned . For a person who habitually misses jokes , there is little likelihood that a dictionary will bring any mirth to his life . So it is with reading poetry . A dictionary will only help a reader who knows he does ...
... reader must be attuned . For a person who habitually misses jokes , there is little likelihood that a dictionary will bring any mirth to his life . So it is with reading poetry . A dictionary will only help a reader who knows he does ...
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... reader might discern , even without much knowledge of technique . Every poem calls on the reader to respond with his mind and his feelings , but if the voice of the poet seems untrustworthy- if it sounds too holy , too full of self ...
... reader might discern , even without much knowledge of technique . Every poem calls on the reader to respond with his mind and his feelings , but if the voice of the poet seems untrustworthy- if it sounds too holy , too full of self ...
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... reader's mind . By means of his word choice , the writer may create a vivid mental picture or evoke a dominant mood without attempting to suggest an underlying meaning . Connotation may be used to induce a sense of pleasure or ...
... reader's mind . By means of his word choice , the writer may create a vivid mental picture or evoke a dominant mood without attempting to suggest an underlying meaning . Connotation may be used to induce a sense of pleasure or ...
Contents
PURPOSE AND FORM | 15 |
Lyrical and Narrative | 28 |
HOW TO READ A POEM | 39 |
Copyright | |
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A. E. Housman allusion anapest beauty bird called character connotation consonant couplet dark death diction dream E. E. Cummings emotional English example experience eyes feel figurative language figures of speech following poem free verse Gerard Manley Hopkins heart human iambic iambic pentameter idea imagery images ironic irony John Donne kind light literal live meaning meter metrical metrical foot mind monologue moon musical effects myth never night Notice paradox pattern pentameter picture poem poem's poet poet's poetic poetry prose QUESTIONS reader reading repetition reprinted by permission rhyme rhythm Richard Cory Richard Wilbur Robert sense sings sleep song sonnet sound speaker stanza statement story suggest symbols T. S. Eliot tell thee things thou thought tone tree understand voice vowel W. H. Auden wind word choice write