Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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Page 157
... lines ; fourthly , the absolute equality between the first line and the three others taken conjointly ; fifthly ... lines and its members , the dactyls ; eleventhly , the proportional equality between the first line and each of the two ...
... lines ; fourthly , the absolute equality between the first line and the three others taken conjointly ; fifthly ... lines and its members , the dactyls ; eleventhly , the proportional equality between the first line and each of the two ...
Page 168
... lines , and it was easily seen that these lines were at least meant for dactylic . The first one was , therefore , thus divided : Know ye the land where the | cypress and | myrtle . | The concluding foot was a mystery ; but the ...
... lines , and it was easily seen that these lines were at least meant for dactylic . The first one was , therefore , thus divided : Know ye the land where the | cypress and | myrtle . | The concluding foot was a mystery ; but the ...
Page 170
... lines will be good - provided we have at least two feet in a line . As in mathematics two units are required to form number , so rhythm ( from the Greek άptouós , number ) demands for its formation at least two feet . Beyond doubt , we ...
... lines will be good - provided we have at least two feet in a line . As in mathematics two units are required to form number , so rhythm ( from the Greek άptouós , number ) demands for its formation at least two feet . Beyond doubt , we ...
Contents
The Editors Commentary | 2 |
Spirits of the Dead | 14 |
The Happiest Day the Happiest Hour | 21 |
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Aaraaf accented Al Aaraaf ALESSANDRA amid anapaest angels Annabel Lee BALDAZZAR beauty bells beneath bird breath bright caesura CASTIGLIONE catalectic chamber door dactyl death dream dwell Earth Edgar Allan Poe effect equality eternal eyes fair fancy feel feet flowers foot Frances Sargent Osgood Greek happy hast hath heart Heaven hexameter hope hour iambus idea Israfel JACINTA lake LALAGE Ligeia light lines lone long syllable maiden melancholy melody moon never Nevermore night o'er odors passion pleasure Poe's Poems of Edgar poet poetical poetry POLITIAN Prosodies Raven rhyme rhythm Sarah Elmira Royster scansion shadow short syllables skies sleep smile soul sound speak spirit spondee stanza star strange sweet Tamerlane tears thee thine things thou art thought thro throne tion tone trochaic trochee true truth Ulalume verse versification voice wild wind wing word young