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Poetic Meter and Form (Wooden Books)
Current price:
$13.00
Publication Date: February 16th, 2016
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
ISBN:
9781632864444
Pages:
64
Description
Can you tell an iamb from a trochee? An anapest from an amphibrach? Why do children always take such delight in dactylic tetrameter? Is a ballad the same as a ballade? What is poetic rhythm? In this clever little book, Scottish poet Octavia Wynne examines the elements of poetry, from its various feet, meters and lines, through its patterns, stanzas and rhymes, right up to the poetic forms themselves, with ancient and modern examples from William Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss.
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