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... understanding a poem has never been conclusively defined . It is generally interpreted as meaning acquaintance with the life and times of the poet , his poetic theories ... understand a poem completely unless we do know all of X INTRODUCTION.
... understanding a poem has never been conclusively defined . It is generally interpreted as meaning acquaintance with the life and times of the poet , his poetic theories ... understand a poem completely unless we do know all of X INTRODUCTION.
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... understanding it than fully to understand it without liking it . It is surprising how much we can love a poem which we hardly understand at all . Miss De la Roche , in her recent novel Growth of a Man , tells how her young hero fell in ...
... understanding it than fully to understand it without liking it . It is surprising how much we can love a poem which we hardly understand at all . Miss De la Roche , in her recent novel Growth of a Man , tells how her young hero fell in ...
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... understand if we examine our own every day habits of speech . In ordinary conversation , when our hearts are calm , our words slip from us in whatever order our common sense may direct . But when we become angered or thrilled or much ...
... understand if we examine our own every day habits of speech . In ordinary conversation , when our hearts are calm , our words slip from us in whatever order our common sense may direct . But when we become angered or thrilled or much ...
Contents
ENRICHMENT | 16 |
POETRY AND PROSE | 33 |
THE MECHANICS OF POETRY | 49 |
Copyright | |
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