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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... wind in the old anger , But then it threshed another wood . Then , ' twas before my time , the Roman At yonder heaving hill would stare : The blood that warms an English yeoman , The thoughts that hurt him , they were there . There ...
... wind in the old anger , But then it threshed another wood . Then , ' twas before my time , the Roman At yonder heaving hill would stare : The blood that warms an English yeoman , The thoughts that hurt him , they were there . There ...
Page 73
... wind - wandering weed - winding bank . O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew- Hack and rack the growing green ! Since country is so tender To touch , her being so slender , That , like this sleek and seeing ball But a prick ...
... wind - wandering weed - winding bank . O if we but knew what we do When we delve or hew- Hack and rack the growing green ! Since country is so tender To touch , her being so slender , That , like this sleek and seeing ball But a prick ...
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... wind doth blow , And coughing drowns the parson's saw , And birds sit brooding in the snow , And Marian's nose looks red and raw ; When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl- Then nightly sings the staring owl Tu - whoo ! Tu - whit , Tu - whoo ...
... wind doth blow , And coughing drowns the parson's saw , And birds sit brooding in the snow , And Marian's nose looks red and raw ; When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl- Then nightly sings the staring owl Tu - whoo ! Tu - whit , Tu - whoo ...
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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