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Grammar of Poetry

Matt Whitling

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Description:This is the ideal introductory text for students and teachers discovering the art of poetry. As a "grammar," it teaches the fundamentals of poetry from scansion and rhyme to more advanced concepts like spatial poetry and synecdoche. Using the classical methodology of imitation (advocated by educators like Quintilian and Benjamin Franklin), this text makes students become active participants as they learn the craft of writing poems. It also offers practical tips and helps, including how to use a rhyming dictionary, how great writers use figures of speech effectively, and even when to break the rules of poetry. Its goal is to show students how to capably interact not just with poems, but with language in any situation.Developed and used at Logos School with great success, the thirty lessons in Grammar of Poetry contain instruction on ten powerful tropes, student activities for every chapter, riddles to solve, a glossary of terms, a list of over 150 quality poems to integrate, and real-life examples from Shakespeare to traditional tongue twisters. It is designed for a semester at the 6-9th grade level, but is perfectly appropriate for anyone with basic writing skills and the desire to learn poetry.A Companion DVD was developed with this "Second Edition" text by Roman Roads Media. Matt Whitling (the author) teaches the course himself, lesson by lesson. Filmed with the homeschooler in mind, the DVD course is the perfect companion to this text for homeschools and self-learners.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Grammar of Poetry. To get started finding Grammar of Poetry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 171

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Canon Press

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1591281199

Description: This is the ideal introductory text for students and teachers discovering the art of poetry. As a "grammar," it teaches the fundamentals of poetry from scansion and rhyme to more advanced concepts like spatial poetry and synecdoche. Using the classical methodology of imitation (advocated by educators like Quintilian and Benjamin Franklin), this text makes students become active participants as they learn the craft of writing poems. It also offers practical tips and helps, including how to use a rhyming dictionary, how great writers use figures of speech effectively, and even when to break the rules of poetry. Its goal is to show students how to capably interact not just with poems, but with language in any situation.Developed and used at Logos School with great success, the thirty lessons in Grammar of Poetry contain instruction on ten powerful tropes, student activities for every chapter, riddles to solve, a glossary of terms, a list of over 150 quality poems to integrate, and real-life examples from Shakespeare to traditional tongue twisters. It is designed for a semester at the 6-9th grade level, but is perfectly appropriate for anyone with basic writing skills and the desire to learn poetry.A Companion DVD was developed with this "Second Edition" text by Roman Roads Media. Matt Whitling (the author) teaches the course himself, lesson by lesson. Filmed with the homeschooler in mind, the DVD course is the perfect companion to this text for homeschools and self-learners.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Grammar of Poetry. To get started finding Grammar of Poetry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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