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Ars Poetica

by Archibald MacLeish

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What is the poem's dominant figure of speech? Why does the author compare poetry to fruit to medallions to casement ledges and the flight of birds?


What is the rhyme scheme of the poem "Ars Poetica"?


How might one paraphrase the poem "Ars Poetica," by Archibald MacLeish?


How does Ars Poetica/On the Art of Poetry by Horace contribute to our knowledge of the drama and dramatical conventions of his age?


How do the similes Archibald MacLeish employs in “Ars Poetica” contribute to the overall meaning of the poem? How does he make the connection between existence and meaning through the use of sense experience?


In Archibald MacLeish’s “Ars Poetica,” explain the symbolic significance of one couplet as related to the art of poetry.


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