The Art of Poetry

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This paper portrays the works of two poets whose subject matter and deliverance are comparable. The writer discusses their style of writing poetry to emphasize the differences between them and their understanding and belief of the art of poetry.

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"Terence immediately lapses into reasons why poetry can never be a substitute for beer: "There's brisker pipes than poetry." Why, if it's false happiness the reader wants, then by all means the reader should get drunk. "Malt does more than Milton can/To justify God's ways to man" refers to Milton's Paradise Lost and typifies Houseman's argument. The poet describes the breweries in England, wondering why anyone would prefer poetry to beer for curing malaise, especially those "fellows whom it hurts to think." Ale is the drink of choice for anyone who wishes to see the world through rose-colored glasses. When drunk, the "world seemed none so bad," declares Terence; but "the tale was all a lie; the world, it was the old world yet." "

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