Sound and sense : an introduction to poetry / Laurence Perrine and Thomas R. Arp

By:

Laurence Perrine [Author]

Contributor(s):

Thomas R. Arp [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Forth Worth : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, c1992.Edition: Eight editionDescription: xxi, 401 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:

0155826107

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

REF 808.81 P42

Contents:

The elements of poetry Reading the poem Denotation and connotation Imagery Figurative language 1 Figurative language 2 Figurative language 3 Allusion Meaning and idea Tone Musical devices Rythm and meter Sound and meaning Pattern Bad poetry and good Good poetry and great Poems for further reading

Summary: Written for the college student who is beginning a serious study of poetry. It seeks to give that student a sufficient grasp of the nature and variety of poetry, some reasonable means for reading it with appreciative understanding, and a few primary ideas of how to evaluate it.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
	REFERENCE BOOKS	LAPULAPU-CEBU INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE REFERENCE SECTION	REF 808.81 P42 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005574

Includes bibliographic references, glossary of poetic terms, and index.

The elements of poetry
Reading the poem
Denotation and connotation
Imagery
Figurative language 1
Figurative language 2
Figurative language 3
Allusion
Meaning and idea
Tone
Musical devices
Rythm and meter
Sound and meaning
Pattern
Bad poetry and good
Good poetry and great
Poems for further reading

Written for the college student who is beginning a serious study of poetry. It seeks to give that student a sufficient grasp of the nature and variety of poetry, some reasonable means for reading it with appreciative understanding, and a few primary ideas of how to evaluate it.

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