And one of the ironies here is to what or whom this ‘prayer’ is directed: “O hear me”. In ‘Prayer before Birth’, ( hear the poem read) the chosen, dramatic situation is obvious as the poem is spoken by an unborn foetus in the womb. often conveyed by sleight of hand – the slightest change of tone, a heightening or lowering of diction, a rhythmical shift or a jump in ideas. contain an internal conflict, cross-talk, backwash, comeback, pay off. He also says “even in what is said (apart from the important things unsaid) all poems. Firstly, he argues this in relation to a poem’s voice and mood: “though they may pretend to be spontaneous, are in even the most ‘personal’ of poets. In ‘Experiences with Images’ (1949), he says that “all lyric poems. This poem demonstrates, in obvious ways, what Louis MacNeice called the “ dramatic” nature of lyric poetry. (Apologies for any formatting errors in what follows – this poem’s many indents make it hard to represent accurately in WordPress – this link has the full layout)
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