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Frequently Used Literary Terms and Titles (these pages under construction) |
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Carl Sandburg defined poetry as "the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits," which suggests that poets are those whose task it is to de-mystify the monumental and celebrate the ordinary, sometimes in the same poem. While poetry's forms and genres are as diverse as its practitioners, poetry is generally distinguished by its attention to line, form, sound, density, and image. In his "Ars Poetica," Archibald MacLeish declared that a poem should not mean," but be." If you understand this poem, you will understand the art and the challenge it presents for readers and writers alike.
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Revised: May 21, 2003
Contact: Prof. Christine Roth or Cary Henson