ABSTRACT

How do we read poetry, compare poems, or generate observations into a thoughtful response? Write About Poetry is an invaluable reference book and skills guide for students of poetry. Featuring model essays, a glossary of technical terms, and additional practice for student engagement, this volume provides students with a clear and concise guide to:

• reading unseen poems with confidence

• developing general observations into formal, structured written responses

• fostering familiarity with some of the great poets and poems in literary history

Drawing on years of teaching experience, Steven Jackson delivers the background, progressive methodology, and practical essay writing techniques essential for understanding the fundamental steps of poetry analysis.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|22 pages

Who Is Involved?

chapter 2|17 pages

What Is the Situation?

chapter 3|21 pages

What Is the Central Theme?

chapter 4|10 pages

Practical Criticism and the 5-Part Essay

chapter 5|13 pages

Three Essays

chapter 6|13 pages

Answering an Essay Question

chapter 7|25 pages

Comparing Poems

chapter 8|27 pages

Exploring a Group of Poems

chapter |1 pages

Afterword

chapter |5 pages

Biographies of the Featured Poets