[From back cover] Learn what makes a good poem - and how to write one! If you're an aspiring poet, this concise, informative handbook can be your most valuable reference source.
Describes and explains all the most common poetic devices-including meter, rhyme, metaphor,and simile.It also introduces you to such classic poetic forms as the ode, the sonnet, andthe ballad-and it shows you how to express your own ideas in verse.
