October, and Other Poems with Occasional Verses on the War

October, and Other Poems; with Occasional Verses on the War

This miscellaneous volume is composed of three sections. The first twelve poems were written in 1913, and printed privately by Mr. Hornby in 1914. The last of these poems proved to be a war poem, and on that follow eighteen pieces which were called forth on occasion during the War, the last being a broadsheet on the surrender of the German ships. All of these verses appeared in some journal or serial. There were a few others, but they are not included in this collection, either because they are lost, or because they show decidedly inferior claims to salvage. The last six poems or sonnets are of various dates. R. B. {x} {xi} {1} {2} {4} {6} {7} {8} {10} {13} {15} {16} {17} December 16, 1913.{20} August, 1914. {22} {23} {28} {30} {31} {33} {34} {36} {38} {39} {42} September, 1918.{43} October, 1918.{45} {47} November 23, 1918.{51} {52} {57} {58} 1904.{59} October, 1905.{60} {62} 1919.{63} Poem 3.As the metre or scansion of this poem was publicly discussed and wrongly analysed by some who admired its effects, it may be well to explain that it and the three other poems in similar measure, Flowering Tree, In der Fremde, The West Front, are strictly syllabic verse on the model left by Milton in Samson Agonistes; except that his system, which depended on exclusion of extra-metrical syllables (that is, syllables which did not admit of resolution by elision into a disyllabic scheme) from all places but the last, still admitted them in that place, thereby forbidding inversion of the last foot. It is natural to conclude that, had he pursued his inventions, his next step would have been to get rid of this anomaly; and if that is done, the result is the new rhythms that these poems exhibit. In this sort of prosody rhyme is admitted, like alliteration, as an ornament at will; it is not needed. My four experiments are confined to the twelve-syllable verse. It is probably agreed that there are possibilities in that long six-foot line which English poetry has not fully explored. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 55031
Author: Bridges, Robert
Release Date: Jul 2, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English