Poetry Made Easy

Many students find poetry hard to handle; for some, this difficulty is almost insurmountable. Compared to other literary forms, poetry is often deemed inaccessible. Poetry Made Easy is intended primarily for college students of English who are intimidated by the experience of undertaking a serious study of poetry.

Preface

v

Acknowledgments

ix

Poetry and Poetics

1

(2)

Literary Devices

3

(16)

Figurative Language

19

(12)

Patterns of Sound

31

(14)

Exploring Poetry

45

(8)

Reading and Comprehension

53

(8)

Analysis and Interpretation

61

(8)

Writing and Responding

69

(6)

Comparison and Contrast

75

(4)

Poems for Further Reading

79

(18)

Glossary of Literary Terms

97

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