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Trade Secrets of Modern Poetry: a Prosody of Free Verse
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Poetry CriticismGeneral Poetry
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ISBN13: 9798185549919
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 4 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 4 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This generously sized and finely-detailed literary essay can be enjoyed comfortably at home as a leisurely read, or used in high-school/college lit classes as an abundantly informative textbook.
- An historical context is given for each explanation, as our understanding moves from early Modernism to contemporary poetry. Then, a helpful glossary often covers any point at which an uninitiated reader might naturally become curious or confused.
- The in-depth commentary and stylish presentation of sophisticated arguments is made simple by the use of clearly signalled organization, sub-headings and shortish chapter divisions, and manageable paragraphs that each have one intelligible thing to say.
- Its use of the English language is well-balanced; as old-school longer words and literary terms are placed within grammatically smooth sentences of everyday phrasing, down-home expressions, and fresh, up-to-the-minute vocab.
- Example lines of poetry are copiously deployed for delicate illustration; but not as to obstruct the essay's evenly-textured reading, as prose.
29,000 - 30,000 words
(This book is a much-expanded and updated edition of an earlier essay that was first published as supporting apparatus in the second half of my collection - 'Modern Poetry and Free Verse for Today'.)
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