In a poem by this author of "The Philosophy of Composition," the speaker wonders "can I not grasp [sand] with a tighter grasp?"
In one work, this author argues that a poem must be short enough to be read in one sitting, and that beauty is more important than truth or passion in poetry. In a poem by this author of "The Philosophy of Composition," the speaker wonders "can I not grasp [sand] with a tighter grasp?" In another poem, the speaker compares the title figure to a ship bringing home a "weary, way-worn wanderer." This author of (*) "A Dream within a Dream" and "To Helen" described the "moaning and the groaning" and the "rhyming and chiming" of the title objects of another poem. "A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling" the title maiden, who lived "in a kingdom by the sea" in another of his poems. For 10 points, name this American poet of "The Bells" and "Annabel Lee."
In one work, this author argues that a poem must be short enough to be read in one sitting, and that beauty is more important than truth or passion in poetry.
Edgar Allan Poe