poems
Accent in poetry refers to the stressed portion of a word. For example:
Now depending on where you place the stress in this poem you will get a different meaning. For example, place the stress or accent on 'Our' and suddenly we have more than one God. Place it on 'them' then, there would appear to be a lot of men already there ready to receive planetary rights. Place it strategically on 'fish', 'birds', 'cattle' then you've got a really nice wrap up with accenting the last 'earth' for emphasis. Of course, where to accent in poetry can be of hot debate.
Winter solitude--
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
(Winter solitude, by Matsuo Basho)
(From a PPS with author: 鄭文萱)
Poetic closure is a term referring to the sense of conclusion that the ending of poems gives. Barbara Herrnstein Smith's detailed study—Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End—explores various techniques for achieving a sense of 'closure'. One of the most common techniques is setting up a regular pattern and then breaking it to mark the end of a poem. Another technique is to refer to subject matter that in itself provides a sense of closure: death is the clearest example of this.
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A Personage is seen
Leaning upon a cushion
Printed with cornflowers.
A Child appears
Holding up a pencil.
“This is a picture
(Says the Child to the Personage)
Of the vortex.”
“Draw it your own way,”
Says the Personage.
(Music is heard
Pure in the island windows,
Sea-music on the Child’s
Interminable shore, his coral home.)
Behind a blue mountain
Covered with chickenfoot trees,
The molten sun appears,
A heavy, painted flower.
A Personage is seen
Leaning upon the mountain
With the sun in one hand
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