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ars poetica

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ars poetica [ˈɑːz pəʊˈɛtɪkə]
n
(Literature / Poetry) the art of poetry


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So klink 'n lekker wyn-kwatryn: Ars poetica Trap die korrels in die vat dat dop en sap baldadig spat: Van liewerlee word vroee pyn verdig tot onbetrokke pyn.
As the classical poet Horace wrote more than 2000 years ago in his Ars poetica, communication is most effective when profit is combined with pleasure, and information combined with entertainment or enjoyment.
Pugh's keen ear for speech and her careful choice of concrete details make this poem memorable, an ars poetica as well as an ekphrastic poem.
 
 
 
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