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Poet Sherman Alexie Talks 'Faces' & 'War Dances' (Oct. 22, 2009)
Author Sherman Alexie talks about his new book of poetry called "Faces" and his new short story collection, "War Dances."
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Repetition in Poems
“Repetition in Poems” examines the use of repeated lines or phrases in poetry.
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Emily Dickinson - I Had Been Hungry, All The Years
If you’ve been an outsider for a long time, what happens when you’re suddenly included? If you’re used to getting by on very little, how does it feel to have an abundance of everything? In ‘I had been hungry, all the Years’, Emily...
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English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Poetic Form and Structure (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.
Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See how...
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English Essentials – Perfecting Poetry – Purpose, Forms and Structure of Poetry (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
What makes poetry so special? Watch our first lesson on Perfecting Poetry to find out.
We’ll introduce some ‘big picture’ techniques relating to poetic form and structure. You’ll learn all about different types of stanzas, rhyme schemes...
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Analyzing Poem Structure: Understanding the Role of Stanzas
In this lesson you will learn how a poem's organization influences its meaning by asking how the stanzas in a poem fit together.