Abstract
ONE OF the most delightful and provocative aspects of fine poetry is often merely a single word which the poet struggles to redefine for us. Often at the heart of a poetic experience throbs this one word whose meaning at the end of the poem shimmers in a new and original light, a light fed by the energy of the poem and the interaction of its unique ideas and images. Our own understanding of the meaning of the word must, if the poem is a good one, come into clearer focus. In the classroom, we can capitalize upon the poet's refinement of basic definitions to bring our pupils not only a sharper picture of the poet's craft, but a heightened sense of the multidimensional features of a word. If a stu-
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