Jan 182007
One of my favorite poetry reference books has a wealth of information about poetry, its forms and the terms associated with it. If you’re interested in reading about poetry and its forms, check out this one…
Babette Deutsch gives easy to understand definitions of common poetic terms – iamb, meter, alliteration, sonnet and lots more. She offers examples to illustrate most of her terms, and the examples are the start to an exploration of the form or poetic device. It’s silly, but I’ve always found reading about poetic forms and devices inspires me to try my hand at them. Do some reading and see what you come up with.