UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLICATING POETRY
READING AND UNDERSTANDING POETRY [A particularly helpful site.]
UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF POETRY
POETRY GUIDELINES: READING AND WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING
SELECTED PROSE ON POETRY [An especially thought-provoking site.]
GLOSSARY OF POETIC TERMS [Very detailed.]
EMILY DICKINSON'S "BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH" [A detailed explication]
EDGAR ALLAN POE'S "THE RAVEN" [A detailed explication]
POETRY: QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF FOR UNDERSTANDING [A lengthy list]
PROSODY, VERSIFICATION, AND IMAGERY [A detailed and nicely designed site]
Links to other sites on the Web
Litpage -- resources for students and teachers, writers and readers
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