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When you ask what puzzles you, interests you or gives you pleasure in a poem, you will find that the answer is something to do with the way that the words work. The particular function of words that will be dealt with in this section is the way they establish meaning.
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© 1995 Richard Gill
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Gill, R. (1995). Words and meaning. In: Mastering English Literature. Palgrave Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13596-7_2
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