Famous Contrapuntal Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Contrapuntal poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous contrapuntal poems. These examples illustrate what a famous contrapuntal poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
St Vincent Millay, Edna
...nt for long
Hast never been,
Great Muse of Song,
Colossal Muse of mighty Melody,
Vocal Calliope,
With thine august and contrapuntal brow
And thy vast throat builded for Harmony,
For the strict monumental pure design,
And the melodic line:
Be thou tonight with all beneath these rafters—be with me.
If I address thee in archaic style—
Words obsolete, words obsolescent,
It is that for a little while
The heart must, oh indeed must from this angry and out-rageous present
Itsel...Read more of this...
by
Yeats, William Butler
...rse evil of the body;
But in honour split his love
Till either neither have enough,
That I may hear if we should kiss
A contrapuntal serpent hiss,
You, should hand explore a thigh,
All the labouring heavens sigh....Read more of this...
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