Poetic Form Resources |
Poetic Forms
Iambic Pentameter http://tirnanogthelandoftheeverliving.yuku.com/topic/22181/Writing-Iambic-Pentam... Ochtfochlach http://lonestar.texas.net/~robison/ochtfochlach.html A list of various types of Sonnets http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/sonnet.html Shakespearean Sonnet http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/writing-a-sonnet.html Spenserian Sonnet http://jobryantnz.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/time-to-look-at-the-spenserian-sonnet... Poetic Forms and Devices If you really want to know about rhyme, here you go. http://www.loske.org/html/school/english/rhyme.pdf Great list of Stylistic Devices with explainations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylistic_device Most indepth glossary on the web http://www.pathetic.org/dictionary.php Short list but has unique forms http://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/issue2/glossary.html Infinite amount of forms listed by type. Great resource http://thepoetsgarret.com/list.html Many common forms and more with examples and explainations http://classjump.com/betances/documents/Poetry Books REVISED.pdf Great resource of forms with examples http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html Examples given by Rhyme Scheme http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme_scheme Offers some unique forms of poetry with examples http://lonestar.texas.net/~robison/poetry.html A Literary Style Handbook http://www.litencyc.com/stylebook/stylebook.php Poetic Terminology Poetry terms divided into sections http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/17105 Poetry terms and basic literary terms: adjective, noun, etc http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/vclass/terms.htm Basic to medium poetic terms http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/?q=book/print/40 Extensive alphabetical listing of poetic terms http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/poetterm.cfm Explicating
Excellent tips on how to read and understand poetry. http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/best/study/poetry.htm Great indepth article that explains poetry analysis. Many examples are provided. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry_analysis Great piece that explains how poetry should be read and analyzed. Short glossary also provided. http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/poetryexplication.html A decent article that explains how poetry should be read and analyzed. http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/bestbook/chapter6.html#1 Provides explainations and in depth analysis of two famous poems. http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html This is a college handout. It breaks down the analysis process and provides great guidlines. http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line/lit-poem.html Other Writing Tools How to determine the syllable count and an automatic syllable counter http://www.howmanysyllables.com/howtocountsyllables.html http://www.syllablecount.com/ A list of words to substitute the word "said" http://www.msgarrettonline.com/100ways.html Descriptive words http://www.msgarrettonline.com/descripwords.html |