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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... rhyme which imparts the humour to his theme : the reader has to gabble the second line at top speed , whilst holding the rhyme of the first line in his mind's eye , in order ultimately to clinch the rhyme and the sense . OGDEN NASH ...
... rhyme which imparts the humour to his theme : the reader has to gabble the second line at top speed , whilst holding the rhyme of the first line in his mind's eye , in order ultimately to clinch the rhyme and the sense . OGDEN NASH ...
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... rhyming absurdity , especially delights the connoisseur ( " that accomplished Young Lady of Welling . . . that ... Rhyme my personal favourite remains the Pobble and his Aunt Jobiska . EDWARD LEAR The Pobble Who Has No Toes The ...
... rhyming absurdity , especially delights the connoisseur ( " that accomplished Young Lady of Welling . . . that ... Rhyme my personal favourite remains the Pobble and his Aunt Jobiska . EDWARD LEAR The Pobble Who Has No Toes The ...
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... rhyming couplet . In both sonnet forms strict rhyming is called for although the rhyme scheme can be very varied . Hopkins , therefore , is here employing the Italian form of sonnet and the volta , as one might expect with a Jesuit ...
... rhyming couplet . In both sonnet forms strict rhyming is called for although the rhyme scheme can be very varied . Hopkins , therefore , is here employing the Italian form of sonnet and the volta , as one might expect with a Jesuit ...
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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