Poetry unveiled: Your comprehensive guide to Poets and their Poems

The aim of art is almost divine: to bring to life ... to create if it is writing poetry. “ - Victor Hugo
 
In Poetry unveiled: Your comprehensive guide to Poets and their Poems, you will learn valuable poetry reading skills, including poetic structure, rhyme and word choice in different styles of poetry, and how poets used poetic devices to enhance rhythm.  
You will also be taken on a brief history of the ages of poetry, from the epic Old English and Middle English poems of Beowulf and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to the Elizabethan poems of Shakespeare and Spenser.  Examples of famous poems are provided including all types of poetry such as sonnets, ballads, and love poems.
 
In this practical and relatable poetry book, you will learn:
 
Valuable tips on how to read poetry and understand underlying themes, rhyming and using words like famous poets and authors of the past
How to develop a knowledge and appreciation of the time in which the poem was written
How to read a poem, feel it and savour it, let it speak to you through the images it creates and the feelings you have
How to correctly structure a poem, including punctuation, word choice, rhythm and spacing
How poets used the qualities of poetry to improve your poem writing ability, including subject and theme, tone, atmosphere, rhythm and rhyme, word choice, imagery, structure, style, and poetic devices
 
Poetry unveiled: Your comprehensive guide to Poets and their Poems will give you the knowledge to understand poets and their  poetry and the inspiration to write fulfilling and inspirational poetry that you can be proud of!