SAT英文阅读扩展(3):What is Poetry?
<p> <span word="Poetry">Poetry</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>: <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="truths">truths</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="truly">truly</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="persons">persons</span>. <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="proverbially">proverbially</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="highly">highly</span>, <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="specimen">specimen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="poets">poets</span>: <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novelist">novelist</span>, <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bas">bas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="outward">outward</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inward">inward</span> <span word="man">man</span>; <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Madame">Madame</span> <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brissot">Brissot</span>, <span word="know">know</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="combining">combining</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>, <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrative">narrative</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poem">poem</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="distinguishable">distinguishable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unequal">unequal</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scanty">scanty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delineation">delineation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Goethes">Goethes</span> <span word="admirable">admirable</span> ``<span word="Torquato">Torquato</span> <span word="Tasso">Tasso</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="trashy">trashy</span> <span word="productions">productions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Minerva">Minerva</span> <span word="press">press</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coherent">coherent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scarcely">scarcely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="falsely">falsely</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="excellences">excellences</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="renders">renders</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>-<span word="teller">teller</span>; <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>.</p>
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