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Wainwright, Jeffrey.

Poetry : the basics / Jeffrey Wainwright. - New York : Routledge, 2004. - xiii, 223 p. ; 21 cm. - The basics . - Basics (Routledge (Firm)) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-214).

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Because there is language there is poetry -- 2. Deliberate space -- 3. Tones of voice -- 4. The verse line : measures -- 5. 'Free verse' -- 6. Rhyme -- 7. Stanza -- 8. Image -- imagination -- inspiration -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN: 0415287634 (hardback) 9780415287630 (hardback) 0415287642 (pbk.) 9780415287647 (pbk.) 9780203644065 0203644069

LCCN: 2003020562

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English poetry--History and criticism.
American poetry--History and criticism.
English language--Versification.
Poetics.
Poetry.

LC Class. No.: PR502 / .W27 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 808.1