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... story of Sir Patrick Spens , it is also a certain form of words . It is important to remember this , because people sometimes make the mistake of thinking that a poem is written simply to tell a story or express a thought . Then they ...
... story of Sir Patrick Spens , it is also a certain form of words . It is important to remember this , because people sometimes make the mistake of thinking that a poem is written simply to tell a story or express a thought . Then they ...
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... story , briefly summarised , is this . A mother ( we are not told her name ) has a husband and a married son with ... story , not unlike many that you can find in newspapers , particularly the more sensational ones . But it is not the ...
... story , briefly summarised , is this . A mother ( we are not told her name ) has a husband and a married son with ... story , not unlike many that you can find in newspapers , particularly the more sensational ones . But it is not the ...
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... story , the point where the son returns home with his sword still stained by his father's blood . The effect of this dialogue - form is to compress the story and cut out all unnecessary descrip- tion . It makes the poem dramatic ...
... story , the point where the son returns home with his sword still stained by his father's blood . The effect of this dialogue - form is to compress the story and cut out all unnecessary descrip- tion . It makes the poem dramatic ...
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