Acknowledgements
Copyright Acknowledgements
Preface to the Third Edition
Part I: Introducing Poetry
Introduction
How to Use This Book
1. Types and Traditions
Part II: Technical Vocabulary
2. Form
2.1 Variable Forms
2.2 Fixed Forms
2.3 Visual Forms
2.4 Hybrid Forms
2.5 'Formless' Forms
3. Prosody
3.1 Stress
3.2 Metre
3.3 Feet
3.4 Metrical Lines
4. Rhyme
4.1 Perfect Rhymes
4.2 Imperfect Rhymes
4.3 Sight and Sound Effects
4.4 Rhyme Schemes
5. Stanza
5.1 One-line Stanzas and Refrains
5.2 Two-line Stanzas (Couplets)
5.3 Three-line Stanzas (Tercets)
5.4 Four-line Stanzas (Quatrains)
6. Wordplay
6.1 Tropes
6.2 Schemes
Part III: Practical
7. Close Readings
8. Comparisons
9. Suggested Exercises
10. Writing About Poetry
Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading
Guide to the Companion Website
Index
