Companion to the Book of Literary Terms, an indispensable handbook, revised and updated for today's users.

A reference guide to various forms of poetry with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Each entry defines the form and gives its history, examples, and sugge

With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built-meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and s

An essential handbook for literary studies The Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms—drawn from the latest edition of the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Poe

37 different poetic forms (complete with definitions, examples, guidelines, and a place for students to write their own) show the power of language and how to u