The Concise Encyclopedia of English and American Poets and PoetryStephen Spender (ed), Donald Hall Alphabetically arranged account of poets and analyses of their poetry. |
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... diction of the eighteenth century sound lame and pompous . The rhythms of Bible and sermon , however , appear frequently in his work , though usually with sardonic intention . Lord , in thy day o ' vengeance try him ! Lord , visit him ...
... diction of the eighteenth century sound lame and pompous . The rhythms of Bible and sermon , however , appear frequently in his work , though usually with sardonic intention . Lord , in thy day o ' vengeance try him ! Lord , visit him ...
Page 114
... diction and imagery , this purely didactic poem is in marked contrast with the fancifulness of Orchestra ; " drab " as opposed to " golden " , in Professor Lewis ' phraseology . But it has a sureness which makes it relevant to our own ...
... diction and imagery , this purely didactic poem is in marked contrast with the fancifulness of Orchestra ; " drab " as opposed to " golden " , in Professor Lewis ' phraseology . But it has a sureness which makes it relevant to our own ...
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... diction and rhetoric that can truly be called noble : The trees are in their autumn beauty , The woodland paths are dry , Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky ; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine - and ...
... diction and rhetoric that can truly be called noble : The trees are in their autumn beauty , The woodland paths are dry , Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky ; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine - and ...
Contents
List of contributors page | 7 |
List of plates II | 21 |
For further reading | 367 |
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