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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... turn of thought ( Italian ' volta ' ) linking the two . The other common sonnet form is the English or Shakespearian , where the sonnet consists of three four- line sections ( quatrains ) and the volta then occurs in the shape of a ...
... turn of thought ( Italian ' volta ' ) linking the two . The other common sonnet form is the English or Shakespearian , where the sonnet consists of three four- line sections ( quatrains ) and the volta then occurs in the shape of a ...
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... turn Upon its makers with destroying hate . It bears a deeper malice ; lives to earn Its master's bread and laughs to see this great Lord of the earth , who rules but cannot learn , Become the slave of what his slaves create ...
... turn Upon its makers with destroying hate . It bears a deeper malice ; lives to earn Its master's bread and laughs to see this great Lord of the earth , who rules but cannot learn , Become the slave of what his slaves create ...
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... turn of pitch and toss , And lose , and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss ; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone , And so hold on when there is ...
... turn of pitch and toss , And lose , and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss ; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone , And so hold on when there is ...
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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