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The poetry handbook : a guide to reading poetry for pleasure and practical criticism /

Provides a practical guide to the poet's craft. Topics such as metre, form, layout, lineation, punctuation, rhyme, diction and syntax are covered and at the end of each chapter, each topic is applied to the same poem, Nobel-winner Derek Walcott's "Nearing Forty".

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Lennard, John
Natura: Printed Book
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: New York : Oxford University Press, c1996.
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Accesso online:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/96005461-d.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/96005461-b.html
Descrizione
Riassunto:Provides a practical guide to the poet's craft. Topics such as metre, form, layout, lineation, punctuation, rhyme, diction and syntax are covered and at the end of each chapter, each topic is applied to the same poem, Nobel-winner Derek Walcott's "Nearing Forty".
Descrizione fisica:xviii, 219 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-219)
ISBN:0198711549
0198711492 (pbk.)