Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 17 AIL 1618 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"Things Unattempted Yet in Prose or Rhyme"
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The idea
He says his adventurous song intends to soar above the Aonian mount and pursue things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. The poem announces its own ambition in its first verse paragraph, which is itself a convention and also a considerable claim.
In practice
The poem announces its ambition.
Where people slip
A convention, and a real claim.
Your place on the trail
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