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Page 41
... imagery by which it was expressed . The experience of the moment - the artist's vision - served to correct the extravagances of political idealism . The poem is more than a piece of patriotic , breast- beating oratory ; it recognizes ...
... imagery by which it was expressed . The experience of the moment - the artist's vision - served to correct the extravagances of political idealism . The poem is more than a piece of patriotic , breast- beating oratory ; it recognizes ...
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... imagery of the flowers , the mood of early winter , and the rhythms set in motion by the descriptive verses give to this concluding stanza of " The Death of the Flowers " a restrained tension which is a marvelous achievement . The ...
... imagery of the flowers , the mood of early winter , and the rhythms set in motion by the descriptive verses give to this concluding stanza of " The Death of the Flowers " a restrained tension which is a marvelous achievement . The ...
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... imagery is suggestive within an inclusive framework of meaning . All in all , the poem shows Bryant at his figurative best , for each step in his train of associations contributes to a total perception of this prairie flower . The first ...
... imagery is suggestive within an inclusive framework of meaning . All in all , the poem shows Bryant at his figurative best , for each step in his train of associations contributes to a total perception of this prairie flower . The first ...
Contents
Chronology | 13 |
The Poems of Nature | 39 |
The Poem of Death | 65 |
Copyright | |
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