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ERIC Number: EJ374783
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Reading Stevens' Riddles.
Nicholson, Mervyn
College English, v50 n1 p13-31 Jan 1988
Asserts that the act of visualizing is of vital importance in interpreting Wallace Stevens' poetry. Examines Stevens' use of "riddling" (using metaphors to create poetic riddles) as a literary device in several of his poems. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Reading, Imagery, Imagination, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Metaphors, Phrase Structure, Poetry, Problem Solving, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Metaphorical Thought; Poetics; Riddles; Sequential Processing; Stevens (Wallace); Text Factors; Writing Style