Ars Poetica (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Archibald MacLeish
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Language or languages, Authors or writers, Art or artists, Poetry or poets, Writing, Beauty, Reading, Aesthetics
The Poem
“Ars Poetica” is a short poem in free verse, its twenty-four lines divided into three stanzas of four couplets each. The Latin title may be translated as “art of poetry,” “art of poetics,” or “poetic art.” Using the poetic form, the author attempts to portray his concept of the “art of poetry.” For this reason, “Ars Poetica” is often used as an example of what (and how) a poem “should be.”
The poem uses loosely rhymed couplets to project the author’s powerful images. A dash follows every third couplet, emphasizing the importance of...
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