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Book Synopsis
The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools necessary to read, understand, and write poetry.
  • Explains the most important elements of poetry in clear language and an easily accessible manner
  • Offers readers both the expertise of an established scholar and the insights of a practicing poet
  • Draws on examples from more than 1,500 years of English literature


Trade Review
"The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers And Writers by William Harmon, provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools to read, understand and write poetry." (Writers Forum, 1 April 2011)

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Key to Symbols xv

1 The Arts of Story-Telling 1

2 The Arts of Character 40

3 The Arts of Sentiment: States of Mind and Feeling 65

4 The Arts of Diction 82

5 The Arts of Sound 109

Appendix A: Simplified Phonetic Alphabet 133

Appendix B: Summary of Prosody 133

6 The Arts of Layout 139

7 The Arts of Reaction 158

Glossary 177

Suggestions for Reading: A Biased Bibliography 217

Acknowledgments 225

Index 227

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 20 February 2012
      ISBN-13 9781405195775
      978-1405195775
      ISBN-10 1405195770
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      Creative writing

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools necessary to read, understand, and write poetry.
      • Explains the most important elements of poetry in clear language and an easily accessible manner
      • Offers readers both the expertise of an established scholar and the insights of a practicing poet
      • Draws on examples from more than 1,500 years of English literature


      Trade Review
      "The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers And Writers by William Harmon, provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools to read, understand and write poetry." (Writers Forum, 1 April 2011)

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      Key to Symbols xv

      1 The Arts of Story-Telling 1

      2 The Arts of Character 40

      3 The Arts of Sentiment: States of Mind and Feeling 65

      4 The Arts of Diction 82

      5 The Arts of Sound 109

      Appendix A: Simplified Phonetic Alphabet 133

      Appendix B: Summary of Prosody 133

      6 The Arts of Layout 139

      7 The Arts of Reaction 158

      Glossary 177

      Suggestions for Reading: A Biased Bibliography 217

      Acknowledgments 225

      Index 227

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