SAT英文阅读扩展(1):What is Poetry?
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>英文阅读扩展:<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Poetry">Poetry</span>?</p><p> <span word="Thoughts">Thoughts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Poetry">Poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Varieties">Varieties</span></p><p> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="Mill">Mill</span></p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Poetry">Poetry</span>?</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Poetry">Poetry</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vulgarest">vulgarest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>---<span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="possessed">possessed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faculties">faculties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span>---<span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="confounds">confounds</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="metrical">metrical</span> <span word="composition">composition</span>; <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="wretched">wretched</span> <span word="mockery">mockery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> ``<span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>; <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="verse">verse</span>; <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="audible">audible</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sculpture">sculpture</span>, <span word="painting">painting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>,---<span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="felt">felt</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="indistinctly">indistinctly</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tickling">tickling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span>; <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fallacious">fallacious</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="Appearances">Appearances</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="disdains">disdains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classifications">classifications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distinctions">distinctions</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="frames">frames</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="content">content</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="correcting">correcting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regularizing">regularizing</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>-<span word="made">made</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="traces">traces</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span>, <span word="broadly">broadly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spontaneously">spontaneously</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span>.</p>
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