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Poetry : A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics)
ISBN: 9780205655151 | 0205655157
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2009
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Brief and affordable, this pocket-sized anthology focus on the poems at a cost well under that of traditional anthologies. Chronologically organized, the selections represent the full range of poetic tradition from popular ballads to contemporary work. Diversity and flexibility are reflected in the selections by women and writers of color representing over a third of the book and by the inclusion of virtually every traditional poetic form used in English-language poetry. Updates include twenty-five new selections from previously unrepresented p... MORE
| asterisks indicate selections new to this edition | |
| Introduction | |
| An Anecdote: Where Poetry Starts | |
| Speaker, Listener, and Context | |
| ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" | |
| Lyric, Narrative, Dramatic | |
| The Language of Poetry | |
| Figurative Language | |
| Allegory and Symbol | |
| Tone of Voice | |
| Repetition: Sou... MORE | |
| Meter and Rhythm | |
| Free Verse, Open Form and Closed Forms | |
| Stanza Forms | |
| Fixed Forms | |
| A Brief Note: Literary History, Poetic Conventions, and Theory | |
| Writing about Poetry | |
| Poetry | |
| Anonymous | |
| Western Wind | |
| Bonny Barbara Allan | |
| Sir Patrick Spens | |
| Sir Thomas | |
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