The Poet's Dictionary: A Handbook of Prosody and Poetic Devices
Packard, William
ISBN 10: 0062720457 ISBN 13: 9780062720450
Published by Collins Reference, 1994
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This handbook defines the tools, terms, and techniques of poetry. Arranged alphabetically from "accent" to "zeugma," The Poets Dictionary is clear, superb, and complete.
Synopsis: This reference resource contains concise definitions of poetic devices and examples, illustrating their use from the writings of W.H. Auden, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Sexton, Amiri Baraka, Leo Connellan and a host of other classic and modern poets. William Packard is the author of "The Art of Screenwriting", "The Poet's Craft", "The Art of Playwriting", "Saturday Night at San Marco" and "Evangelism in America".
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Publisher: Collins Reference
Publication Date: 1994
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