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Sound and sense : an introduction to poetry

Print Book, English, ©1977
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, ©1977
xxii, 377 pages ; 21 cm
9780155826045, 0155826042
3188147
What is poetry?
Reading the poem
Denotation and connotation
Imagery
Figurative language 1 : metaphor, personification, metonymy
Figurative language 2 : symbol, allegory
Figurative language 3 : paradox, overstatement, understatement, irony
Allusion
Meaning and idea
Tone
Musical devices
Rhythm and meter
Sound and meaning
Pattern
Bad poetry and good
Good poetry and great
Poems for further reading
Includes index