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... 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 effect is that of the slow rising to conscious articulation of ...
... 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 effect is that of the slow rising to conscious articulation of ...
Page 108
... discipline of traditional meters but pioneered also in the use of freer , more natural rhythms . Yet Bryant could never make the basic decision which Emerson was to formulate as the choice between self - [ 108 ] The Divided Voice.
... discipline of traditional meters but pioneered also in the use of freer , more natural rhythms . Yet Bryant could never make the basic decision which Emerson was to formulate as the choice between self - [ 108 ] The Divided Voice.
Page 115
... rhythms of emergent joy is less than successful , in spite of the vigorous emphasis effected by the heavy consonance of lines eight to eleven . The verse strains for its rhymes in lines eleven and twelve , and is nearly overcome by the ...
... rhythms of emergent joy is less than successful , in spite of the vigorous emphasis effected by the heavy consonance of lines eight to eleven . The verse strains for its rhymes in lines eleven and twelve , and is nearly overcome by the ...
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