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Words as building blocks of prose and verse
A reflective essay on how writers use words as building materials and digits of craft. It surveys Shakespearean lines about words, notes the joy and danger of precise diction, and praises the musical cadence that guides golf and sports writing alike. It ends with a call to hear words as living, metric feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
Polonius
Shakespeare
Horatio
Richard II
Henry IV
John
Philip
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Hiawatha
H.L. Mencken
Nicklaus
Watson
Floyd
Cowboys
Packers
Bears
Dodgers
Phillies
Giants
Yankees
Red Sox
Twins
Rockies
Marlins
Cubs