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Page viii
... means little to us or means something which the author never intended , then our attitude has no profitable significance , and we cannot be said to have attained appreciation at all . Liking and appreciation , in short , are by no means ...
... means little to us or means something which the author never intended , then our attitude has no profitable significance , and we cannot be said to have attained appreciation at all . Liking and appreciation , in short , are by no means ...
Page 149
... means for presenting them ; for he wishes to use every means by which he can make his readers not merely understand his meaning , but in addition share his feelings . These special means of expression include not only the verse ...
... means for presenting them ; for he wishes to use every means by which he can make his readers not merely understand his meaning , but in addition share his feelings . These special means of expression include not only the verse ...
Page 243
... means of expressing them . The use of appropriate meter , sense impressions , figures of speech , and other devices contrib- ute to the poet's communication of what is in his heart . If one reads poetry with a consciousness of these means ...
... means of expressing them . The use of appropriate meter , sense impressions , figures of speech , and other devices contrib- ute to the poet's communication of what is in his heart . If one reads poetry with a consciousness of these means ...
Contents
ENRICHMENT | 16 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 33 |
THE MECHANICS OF POETRY | 49 |
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