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... reading poetry is to read it as if it were a playscript . Since words require a voice and an author , the fullest under- standing of them requires that you let your reading be guided by your knowledge of who the speaker is . You may ...
... reading poetry is to read it as if it were a playscript . Since words require a voice and an author , the fullest under- standing of them requires that you let your reading be guided by your knowledge of who the speaker is . You may ...
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... reading of the poem depend on your understanding of the situation ? Do you find that your reading is modified by repetition ? The Musical Effects Frequently a person who reads prose well finds that somehow his attempts at reading poetry ...
... reading of the poem depend on your understanding of the situation ? Do you find that your reading is modified by repetition ? The Musical Effects Frequently a person who reads prose well finds that somehow his attempts at reading poetry ...
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... reading the next poem aloud . Notice how the sounds , as well as the meanings of the words , set the tone and tell you what attitude to strike in your reading . 5 10 15 Late Late Where tomahawks flash in the powwow and tommyguns deepen ...
... reading the next poem aloud . Notice how the sounds , as well as the meanings of the words , set the tone and tell you what attitude to strike in your reading . 5 10 15 Late Late Where tomahawks flash in the powwow and tommyguns deepen ...
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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