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

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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".

Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Lennard, John
Aineistotyyppi: Printed Book
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: New York : Oxford University Press, c1996.
Aiheet:
English poetry > History and criticism > Theory, etc. > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Criticism > Authorship > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Poetry > Explication > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Books and reading > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Poetics > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Linkit:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/96005461-d.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/96005461-b.html
Sisällysluettelo:
  • 1. Metre
  • 2. Form
  • 3. Layout
  • 4. Punctuation
  • 5. Lineation
  • 6. Rhyme
  • 7. Diction
  • 8. Syntax
  • 9. History
  • 10. Biography
  • 11. Gender
  • 12. Exams
  • Glossary and Index of Technical Terms
  • Index of Poems and Poets Quoted and Cited.

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