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... stanza ? 12. Why is Hephaestos described as " thin - lipped " ( line 60 ) ? The usual epithet for Thetis is ... stanza would make the structure sym- metrical . Where should it be ? Can you see any reason for its absence ? ( Heroic ...
... stanza ? 12. Why is Hephaestos described as " thin - lipped " ( line 60 ) ? The usual epithet for Thetis is ... stanza would make the structure sym- metrical . Where should it be ? Can you see any reason for its absence ? ( Heroic ...
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... stanza out of simpler elements . NINE - LINE STANZAS The classic nine - line form is the Spenserian stanza , devised for The Faerie Queene . The iambic lines , the first eight of which are pentameter and the last of which is an ...
... stanza out of simpler elements . NINE - LINE STANZAS The classic nine - line form is the Spenserian stanza , devised for The Faerie Queene . The iambic lines , the first eight of which are pentameter and the last of which is an ...
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... stanzas used in the poems listed below , are any two alike ? Do some stanza designs seem more successful than others ? " The End of the Weekend " ( p . 13 ) , " It Fell on a Sum- mer's Day " ( p . 395 ) , " A Last Confession " ( p . 468 ) ...
... stanzas used in the poems listed below , are any two alike ? Do some stanza designs seem more successful than others ? " The End of the Weekend " ( p . 13 ) , " It Fell on a Sum- mer's Day " ( p . 395 ) , " A Last Confession " ( p . 468 ) ...
Common terms and phrases
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