Poetry / / Richard Terry, John Strachan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Strachan, John,; Terry, Richard,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748610457);Quickly equips you with the strategies you need to deepen your engagement with individual poemsNew for this edition:End-of-chapter exercises and follow-up research tasksNew readings of modern women's poetrySection on How to Write Poetry with exercisesSuggestions for further reading - both books and websitesBased on their extensive teaching experience, the authors provide a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout. Key FeaturesPacked full of examples, from the work of Shakespeare to Edwin Morgan and from Sylvia Plath to John AgardDetailed index of poets, works, terms, forms & conceptsFull glossary of poetic terms, from acatalectic to wrenched accent, with cross-references and page references of examplesPraise for the first edition: 'Wide-ranging, provocative, and thorough, Strachan and Terry provide the student with all the tools necessary for the study of poetry. I can think of no other volume that offers the reader so much in so few pages. This is the text of choice for all students and teachers of the subject.'Duncan Wu, University of Glasgow"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The key words of poetry -- 2. The shape of poetry -- 3. The sound of poetry -- 4. Metre and rhythm -- 5. Comparisons and associations -- 6. The words of poetry -- 7. Writing poetry -- A glossary of poetical terms -- Metre exercise: answers -- Further reading -- Index