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Poetry

The Basics

Jeffrey Wainwright

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English
Routledge
09 November 2015
Series: The Basics
Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry. Exploring poetry's relationship to everyday language and introducing major genres and technical aspects in an accessible way, it is a clear introduction to how different types of poetry work through the study of details and of whole poems. With a revised chapter on the different practices and ideas in the writing of poetry now, including sections on film poetry and digital poetics, this is a must read for all students of English Literature.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   300g
ISBN:   9781138823365
ISBN 10:   1138823368
Series:   The Basics
Pages:   256
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Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Children's (6-12) ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface 1. Because there is language there is poetry 2. Deliberate Space 3. Tones of Voice 4. Measures 5. 'Free Verse' 6. Rhyme 7. Stanza 8. Image - Imagination - Inspiration 9. Writing a Poem Now: Philosophies Of Composition Conclusion Glossary

Jeffrey Wainwright is a poet, translator, and critic. He taught for many years at Manchester Metropolitan University where he was Professor in the Department of English until 2008.

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