Complete Poems of Edgar Allan PoeHeritage Press, 1943 - 214 pages |
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... poem - the poem per se - this poem which is a poem and nothing more this poem written solely for the poem's sake . " Thus Poe , with a minimum of rationalism , could turn from Truth , " which is the satisfaction of the Reason , " to ...
... poem - the poem per se - this poem which is a poem and nothing more this poem written solely for the poem's sake . " Thus Poe , with a minimum of rationalism , could turn from Truth , " which is the satisfaction of the Reason , " to ...
Page 79
... poem . I hold that a long poem does not exist . I maintain that the phrase , " a long poem , " is simply a flat con- tradiction in terms . I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inas- much as it excites , by ...
... poem . I hold that a long poem does not exist . I maintain that the phrase , " a long poem , " is simply a flat con- tradiction in terms . I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inas- much as it excites , by ...
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... poem - this poem per se - this poem which is a poem and nothing more this poem written solely for the poem's sake . With as deep a reverence for the True as ever inspired the bosom of man , I would , nevertheless , limit , in some ...
... poem - this poem per se - this poem which is a poem and nothing more this poem written solely for the poem's sake . With as deep a reverence for the True as ever inspired the bosom of man , I would , nevertheless , limit , in some ...
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