Most of what is considered characteristics of literary language nevertheless has its Roots in everyday uses of language and can best be studied with some reference to these uses. Just as there are no firm lines of division between 'poetic' and ' ordinary ' language so it would be artificial to enforce a clear division between the languages of poetry considered as verse literature and that of other literary kind as prose. The creative writer and more particularly the poet enjoy unique freedom.
Among users of the language, without respect to the social or historical contexts to which they belong. This means: among other things. The poet can draw on the language of past Ages, or can borrow features belonging to other non literary use of language.
POEMS RAIN, LOVELIEST THE TREE THE CHERRY NOW, O WHERE ARE YOU GOING, SINDHI WOMAN, IN THE STREET OF FRUIT STALLS, HOLLOW MEN, TIMES, THE FEED, LEISURE, RUBAIYAT, THE TALE OF TWO CITIES, MY FRIENDS NEIGHBOUR BREATHING HIS LAST, HE CAME TO KNOW HIMSELF, GOD'S ATTRIBUTES, LOVE-AN ESSENCE OF ALL THE RELIGIONS, IN THE BROKEN IMAGES
Most of what is considered characteristics of literary language nevertheless has its Roots in everyday uses of language and can best be studied with some reference to these uses. Just as there are no firm lines of division between 'poetic' and ' ordinary ' language so it would be artificial to enforce a clear division between the languages of poetry considered as verse literature and that of other literary kind as prose. The creative writer and more particularly the poet enjoy unique freedom.
Among users of the language, without respect to the social or historical contexts to which they belong. This means: among other things. The poet can draw on the language of past Ages, or can borrow features belonging to other non literary use of language.
POEMS RAIN, LOVELIEST THE TREE THE CHERRY NOW, O WHERE ARE YOU GOING, SINDHI WOMAN, IN THE STREET OF FRUIT STALLS, HOLLOW MEN, TIMES, THE FEED, LEISURE, RUBAIYAT, THE TALE OF TWO CITIES, MY FRIENDS NEIGHBOUR BREATHING HIS LAST, HE CAME TO KNOW HIMSELF, GOD'S ATTRIBUTES, LOVE-AN ESSENCE OF ALL THE RELIGIONS, IN THE BROKEN IMAGES