An Oakham Overture to PoetryAn anthology of English poetry including works by William Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, and Thomas Hardy. A discussion of the poet's style and review questions follow each selection. |
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... Green and Highgate silent under soot and stone . Betjeman's banter conceals a consummate art . First , there is his unique skill in the brush - strokes of topical detail which enables him to render an immediate , vivid , and relevant ...
... Green and Highgate silent under soot and stone . Betjeman's banter conceals a consummate art . First , there is his unique skill in the brush - strokes of topical detail which enables him to render an immediate , vivid , and relevant ...
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... green gloom , and sleep Deeply above ; and green and deep The stream mysterious glides beneath , Green as a dream and deep as death -Oh , damn ! I know it ! and I know How the May fields all golden show , And when the day is young and ...
... green gloom , and sleep Deeply above ; and green and deep The stream mysterious glides beneath , Green as a dream and deep as death -Oh , damn ! I know it ! and I know How the May fields all golden show , And when the day is young and ...
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John Buchanan. PETER YATES Smelling the End of Green July Smelling the end of green July I entered through spiked - gates a London park To grill my body in the sun , And to untie thought's parcel of pure dark Under the blue gaze of the ...
John Buchanan. PETER YATES Smelling the End of Green July Smelling the end of green July I entered through spiked - gates a London park To grill my body in the sun , And to untie thought's parcel of pure dark Under the blue gaze of the ...
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A. E. HOUSMAN anthology autumn ballad beauty birds blood blue boys church Colour-Sergeant couplet D. H. LAWRENCE Danny Deever dark dead death ding Discussion topics dream earth echo emotional English extracts eyes final stanza fire flowers G. K. Chesterton grass green Hardy hear heart Hopkins hour iambic J. K. Stephen Joan Hunter Dunn Keats Kipling knew leaves light look Lord mind moon morning never night o'er Oakham old School List PHILIP LARKIN Pobble poem poet poet's poetic poetry Pope quiet reader reading rhyme rhythm road ROBERT HERRICK sense shade Shakespeare silence Sir Patrick Spens sleep smile sonnet soul sound spring stand sweet Tennyson thee theme things THOMAS HARDY thou thought thrush Timothy Winters turn verse voice vowel W. H. Davies W. R. Rodgers walk weeds wind words