Poking Fun in a Poem

Poking Fun in a Poem
Author: Valerie Bodden
Publisher: Write Me a Poem
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781608186228

The conventions of poetry may seem imposing, but a good poem can be enjoyed at any age. This new series, geared toward the early elementary learner who may be encountering literary forms and terms for the first time, teaches by example, showing how poets use language in playful and effective ways to create meaning. The friendly illustrations add another layer of approachability, and each book invites the reader to Write Me a Poem based on a key idea outlined earlier. An elementary exploration of word play and attitude in poetry, introducing puns, stanzas, and limericks as well as poets such as Edward Lear. Includes a writing exercise. Includes TOC, biographical profile, glossary, book references, websites, and index. Full-color illustrations throughout.

A Poke in the I

A Poke in the I
Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780763606619

Offers a collection of poetry for young readers from numerous visual poets, including Maureen W. Armour and John Hollander.

The Sound of Solitude

The Sound of Solitude
Author: Rod McKuen
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1983
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

Written in diary form, the popular poet traces the slow unfolding of a love affair and the silence that follows the end of love.

Poems of Life

Poems of Life
Author: Keith E. Sheldon
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2002-07-04
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0595236308

Poems of Life, Vol. II is like Poems of Life, Vol. I and just continues to have been written for a person to feel situations in life can be overcome or laughed at.

Prose Poems of the French Enlightenment

Prose Poems of the French Enlightenment
Author: Fabienne Moore
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1351151266

By examining nearly sixty works, the author traces the prehistory of the French prose poem, demonstrating that the disquiet of some eighteenth-century writers with the Enlightenment gave rise to the genre nearly a century before it is habitually supposed to have existed. In the throes of momentous scientific, philosophical, and socioeconomic changes, Enlightenment authors turned to the past to revive sources such as Homer, the pastoral, Ossian, the Bible, and primitive eloquence, favoring music to construct alternatives to the world of reason. The result, the author argues, were prose poems, including F lon's Les Adventures de T maque, Montesquieu's Le Temple de Gnide, Rousseau's Le L te d'Ephraïm, Chateaubriand's Atala, as well as many lesser-known texts, most of which remain out of print. The author's treatment of Bible criticism and eighteenth-century religious reform movements reveal the often-neglected spiritual side of Enlightenment culture, and tracks its contribution to the period's reflection about language and poetic invention. The author includes in appendices four unusual texts adjudicating the merits of prose poems, making evidence of their controversial nature now accessible to readers.

Study Guide to the Rape of the Lock and Other Works by Alexander Pope

Study Guide to the Rape of the Lock and Other Works by Alexander Pope
Author: Intelligent Education
Publisher: Influence Publishers
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2020-06-28
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1645420116

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Alexander Pope, considered to be one of the greatest English poets to date. Titles in this study guide include The Rape of the Lock, Windsor Forest, Memory of an Unfortunate Lady, Eloisa to Abelard, Three Hours After Marriage, Pastorals, Messiah, his translation of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot, the Dunciad, An Essay on Man, Ode On St. Cecilia's Day, the Four Epistles, Essay On Criticism, The Dying Christian To His Soul, Elegy To The Memory Of An Unfortunate Lady, and The Universal Prayer. As the leading poet of the eighteenth-century, Pope’s poems show his mastery of the heroic couplet, especially in The Rape of the Lock. Moreover, Pope was admired in the Augustan age for satirical writing and how it grew him as a writer. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Pope’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Wordsworth's Poetic Collections, Supplementary Writing and Parodic Reception

Wordsworth's Poetic Collections, Supplementary Writing and Parodic Reception
Author: Brian R Bates
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317322266

Wordsworth’s process of revision, his organization of poetic volumes and his supplementary writings are often seen as distinct from his poetic composition. Bates asserts that an analysis of these supplementary writings and paratexts are necessary to a full understanding of Wordsworth’s poetry.

The Poetics of Latin Didactic

The Poetics of Latin Didactic
Author: Katharina Volk
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2002-06-27
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780199245505

This work offers a theoretical look at Latin didactic poems. It discusses the characteristics that make a poem didactic from the points of view of both theory and literary history, and traces the genre's history, from Hesiod to Roman times.