Guide to understanding and appreciating poetry, includes a review of all types of poetic verse; explanations of meter and rhyme; definitions and examples of imagery, simile, metaphor, allusion, and other figurative devices; and analysis of classic and modern poems.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of poetry, featuring surveys of 106 national poetries, and covering history, types, movements, prosody, genre, rhetoric, and critical terminology.
Contains strategies, lesson plans, and tools for four to six weeks of instruction in primary writing, focusing on the development of poetry writing skills.
In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms.
A collection of readings, writings, and poetry associated with food that explains how a poet uses words to help the reader understand the poem's meaning.
Presents a memoir in poems of poet Marilyn Nelson, in which she discusses her life as a young girl from the age of four to fourteen, in which time she saw and was a part of the Civil Rights movement; witnessed the "Red Scare" and the dangers of the atom bomb; and took part in the beginnings of the feminist movement.
An exploration of poetry and feeling, presenting poems selected by the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how the poems should be read.
