Poems and PoetsDavid Aloian Edgar Allan Poe ; Robert Frost ; Alfred Edward Housman ; William Butler Yeats. |
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... John Henry let his hammer fall . John Henry went to de tunnel , An ' they put him in de lead to drive , De rock so tall an ' John Henry so small , Dat he lied down his hammer an ' he cried , Lawd , lawd , dat he lied down his hammer an ...
... John Henry let his hammer fall . John Henry went to de tunnel , An ' they put him in de lead to drive , De rock so tall an ' John Henry so small , Dat he lied down his hammer an ' he cried , Lawd , lawd , dat he lied down his hammer an ...
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... John Henry drove his fifteen feet , An ' de steam drill only made nine , Lawd , lawd , an ' de steam drill only made nine . De hammer dat John Henry swung , It weighed over nine pound ; He broke a rib in his lef ' - han ' side , An ...
... John Henry drove his fifteen feet , An ' de steam drill only made nine , Lawd , lawd , an ' de steam drill only made nine . De hammer dat John Henry swung , It weighed over nine pound ; He broke a rib in his lef ' - han ' side , An ...
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... John Anderson ROBERT BURNS John Anderson my jo , John , When we were first acquent Your locks were like the raven , Your bonnie brow was brent ; But now your brow is beld , John , Your locks are like the snow ; But blessings on your ...
... John Anderson ROBERT BURNS John Anderson my jo , John , When we were first acquent Your locks were like the raven , Your bonnie brow was brent ; But now your brow is beld , John , Your locks are like the snow ; But blessings on your ...
Contents
RHYTHM RHYME AND SOUND EFFECTS | 21 |
The Creation of Beauty | 43 |
SIMILES METAPHORS AND SYMBOLS | 69 |
Copyright | |
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A. E. Housman ballads beauty bells bird breath bright Copyright cried Danny Deever dark daughter dead dear death door doth dream earth eternal eyes face fall father fell fire flower free verse grass Gunga Din hand head hear heard heart heaven horse Housman iambic John Henry JOHN KEATS lady lake Lawd leaves light live look Lord lover meaning metaphor meter moon moonlight morning mother never night o'er Ogden Nash poem poet poetry prose raven rhyme rhythm RICHARD ARMOUR Robert Frost sail shadow shine sing sleep smile song Sonnet soul sound stand stanza stars stone stood sweet syllables T. S. ELIOT tell thee things thou thought tone tree Twas voice W. H. AUDEN walk wild William Butler Yeats WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings words young