The Art of Reading PoetryI do not believe that poetry is mysterious or esoteric. It is for all who can read, who can call words, who have rhythm enough, by nature, so that a jazz orchestra sets feet and hands in motion. Likewise, this invitation is to all. But it is, especially, invitation to those regretfully convinced that poetry is not for them, and to those who think they prefer the unequivocating directness of prose. It is invitation to labor, and after labor, entrance upon pleasure "not to be chang'd by place or time," the peculiar pleasure which poetry is. - Invitation to reading. |
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... stress on here . The woman is in Hell in more ways than one ; her Hell is a cause both for rage and joy , though the joy may seem rather forced . 6. Who , probably , are Pauline and Elise in stanza six ? 7. If you were illustrating the ...
... stress on here . The woman is in Hell in more ways than one ; her Hell is a cause both for rage and joy , though the joy may seem rather forced . 6. Who , probably , are Pauline and Elise in stanza six ? 7. If you were illustrating the ...
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... stressed ; and this stress is re - emphasized , especially in the first line by pauses . I should put one after avenge , another after Lord , and still another after saints . These pauses draw out a line already heavy with stress ; they ...
... stressed ; and this stress is re - emphasized , especially in the first line by pauses . I should put one after avenge , another after Lord , and still another after saints . These pauses draw out a line already heavy with stress ; they ...
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... stress lines , after the heavy opening with six stresses , set the pattern and adjust a reader's ear to what is to be expected as a norm . In line 5 there may be some question about a stress on the first syllable of within . But the ...
... stress lines , after the heavy opening with six stresses , set the pattern and adjust a reader's ear to what is to be expected as a norm . In line 5 there may be some question about a stress on the first syllable of within . But the ...
Contents
OUTLINE FOR A DEFENSE | 1 |
LIONS IN THE PATH | 23 |
THE READING AND THE READINGS OF THE POEM | 39 |
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