154 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
154 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
154 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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How to Read a Poem is an introduction to creative reading, the art of coming up with something to say about a text. It presents a new method for learning and teaching the skills of poetic interpretation, providing its readers with practical steps they can use to construct perceptive, inventive readings of any poem they might read.
The Introduction sets out the aims of the book and... Read more
Introduction Step 1: Fragment the Poem Step 2: Read It Aloud Step 3: Describe a Form Step 4: Find the Weirdness Step 5: Find Poetic Self-Reference Step 6: Find Other Ambiguities Step 7: Totalize the Reading
Biography
Thomas H. Ford is a lecturer of English at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
