Famous Ostensible Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Ostensible poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous ostensible poems. These examples illustrate what a famous ostensible poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Dickinson, Emily
...igated and laid aside --
Nature imparts the little Blue-Bird -- assured
Her conscientious Voice will soar unmoved
Above ostensible Vicissitude.
First at the March -- competing with the Wind --
Her panting note exalts us -- like a friend --
Last to adhere when Summer cleaves away --
Elegy of Integrity....Read more of this...
by
Whitman, Walt
...t.
5
The earth does not exhibit itself, nor refuse to exhibit itself—possesses still
underneath;
Underneath the ostensible sounds, the august chorus of heroes, the wail of slaves,
Persuasions of lovers, curses, gasps of the dying, laughter of young people, accents of
bargainers,
Underneath these, possessing the words that never fail.
To her children, the words of the eloquent dumb great mother never fail;
The true words do not fail, for motion does not fail, ...Read more of this...
by
Whitman, Walt
...e centuries, has contain’d such a day, for all its
names.)
The singers of successive hours of centuries may have ostensible names, but the name of
each of
them
is one of the singers,
The name of each is, eye-singer, ear-singer, head-singer, sweet-singer, echo-singer,
parlor-singer,
love-singer, or something else.
All this time, and at all times, wait the words of true poems;
The words of true poems do not merely please,
The true poets are not followers of ...Read more of this...
by
Whitman, Walt
...ion.)
9What are you doing, young man?
Are you so earnest—so given up to literature, science, art, amours?
These ostensible realities, politics, points?
Your ambition or business, whatever it may be?
It is well—Against such I say not a word—I am their poet also;
But behold! such swiftly subside—burnt up for Religion’s sake;
For not all matter is fuel to heat, impalpable flame, the essential life of the
earth,
Any more than such are to Religion.
10What do you...Read more of this...
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