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InterNet Resources

English Poetry

• From Westchester University English Literature Courses :
  Definitions of Poetry
  Reading Poetry - what makes a "powerful poem"
  Poetic Imagery
  Poetic Sound - definitions of some terms
  Poetic Structures - definitions
  Some characteristics of Poetry
• From the University of Freiburg course "Basics of English Studies" :
  Rhetorical Devices - definitions and exmples for poetry
  Poetry
  Types of Poetry
  Meter and Rhythm
  Free Verse
  Rhythm
  Elisions and Expansions
  Sound Patterns
  Verse Forms and Stanza Forms
  Form and Meaning in Poetry
  Glossary
  Download the whole Section on Poetry as a pdf file
  Download the Glossary as a pdf file
• From Mr. Kanach's Literature and Language Courses, Watchung Hills Regional High School :
  Poetry
  Poetry terms
  Sound in Poetry
  History of Poetry
• Beowulf - use the links at the right hand side to access the text and notes
• Beowulf - use the links at the foot of the page to access the text and notes
• Beowulf - text and notes from Fordham University
• A Guide to the theory of Poetry by Professor Manfred John, University of Köln
• What is Poetry? - from Gallaudet University
• A definition of Poetry; Terminology
• Elements of Poetry - click on the topics at the left for definitions and examples
• Glossary of Poetic Terms
• Sound Devices used in Poetry
• Meters
• Examples of meters - click on the links to see the examples. By Prof Kirby-Smith, University of N. Carolina
• Introduction to sound and meter - use links at left to access various topics. From Purdue University
• Meter in Poetry and Verse - Cummings Study Guides
• Meter

Hebrew Poetry

• English Bible translations - if you want to compare translations
• Hebrew Poetry in the Bible
• Hebrew Poetry - from Atlantic Baptist University
• Hebrew Poetry
• Acrostics in the Hebrew Bible
• Hebrew Poetry
• Couplet Composition in Hebrew Poetry, by Professor David J.A. Clines, Sheffield University
• Hebrew Poetry
• Parallelisma
• Types of Parallelisms
• The significance of the Psalms
• What is a Psalm
• Hebrew Poetry - What's it all about?
• Introduction to the Psalms - this is a large file - print it out for future reference
• Quiz on meter

Hymns

• The Cyber Hymnal - Lyrics, scores, and MIDI files for over 6,000 hymns
• Cyberhymnal entry for "The Lord's my Shepherd"
• Cyberhymnal entry for "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"

Humorous Poetry for your amusement and edification :

• Jabberwocky
• Humpty-Dumpty explains the Jabberwocky
• If Dr. Seuss wrote techie manuals
• If Dr. Seuss wrote for Star Trek
• Spam I Am
• Ode to the Spell Checker
• Beowulf's Cat
• Poetic Cats
• Haiku Error Messages - first page of a series
• Humorous poems and haiku
• Humorous Haiku
• "Make 'em Laugh" - humorous poems and monologues

The Worst Poetry in the English Language for your amusement and edification :

• Bad Poetry - University of Michigan Course
• The Thorn - by William Wordsworth
• Tay Bridge Disaster
• The Albion Battleship Calamity
• William Topaz McGonagall
• Tay Bridge Disaster - second site
• Jottings of New York
• All the Poems of William Topaz McGonagall - first of 5 pages
• Ode to the Mammoth Cheese - by James McIntyre
• The Potato
• Drop kick me, Jesus, through the goal posts of life

Other Links

• Other useful articles can be found by using Search Engines such as MSN, Google, Dogpile, AltaVista, or Yahoo
• Beware of the Wikipedia. Although most articles are generally good, anyone can write, edit, or alter the aricles, and there is no record of who has authored or edited them. Anyone - including you - can register with Wikipedia and write whatever you wish in an article - and it will be displayed until someone else chooses to change it. So you may use Wikipedia to get general information and a lead to other sources, but you should not use it as a primary source for your work
• Be careful out there. There are some very good sites on the InterNet. There are also some very strange ones. Anyone can write anything and put it up as a webpage. One of the aims of this course is to develop your skills in thinking critically about what you read.