Euphony Quotes

At the sight of blackbirds Flying in a green light, Even the bawds of euphony Would cry out sharply.

Rhyme is an attempt to reassemble and reaffirm the possibility of paradise. There is a wholeness, a serenity, in sounds coupling to form a memory.

No verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as poetry whatever other qualities it may possess.

In poetic thought, the role of the subconscious is played by euphony.

In a poem the words should be as pleasing to the ear as the meaning is to the mind.

One of the deep fundamentals of poetry is the recurrence of sounds, syllables, words, phrases, lines, and stanzas. Repetition can be one of the most intoxicating features of poetry. It creates expectations, which can be fulfilled or frustrated. It can create a sense of boredom and complacency, but it can also incite enchantment and inspire bliss.

It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things.

I love the musicality of words.

Words have not only a definition... but also the felt quality of their own kind of sound.