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sombre ' Nocturnall stanza previously examinedcombines his rhythm with his rhymes into dramatic and meaningful expression ; and the parallelism between the two stanzas in tone and rhyming emphasis they seem to confirm each other ...
sombre ' Nocturnall stanza previously examinedcombines his rhythm with his rhymes into dramatic and meaningful expression ; and the parallelism between the two stanzas in tone and rhyming emphasis they seem to confirm each other ...
Page 120
But what is unacceptable to many readers is the peremptory and cocksure tone - ' What , have fear of change ... and “ The evil is null , is nought ...'- in which evil is played down . His attitude is here the naive black - and - white ...
But what is unacceptable to many readers is the peremptory and cocksure tone - ' What , have fear of change ... and “ The evil is null , is nought ...'- in which evil is played down . His attitude is here the naive black - and - white ...
Page 144
The subject here could easily have been bungled ; the way to sentimentality and heavy moralising was wide open . But the poet's control is perfectly sure ; the easy conversational tone ...
The subject here could easily have been bungled ; the way to sentimentality and heavy moralising was wide open . But the poet's control is perfectly sure ; the easy conversational tone ...
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| Title | Literature and Criticism A Pelican book |
| Author | H. Coombes |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 190 pages |
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