Nov 20, 2005 ahowto manual for wouldbe versifiers, the ode less travelled will annoy some poets, and not just because its sales are bound to outstrip their own efforts. As phyllis theroux wrote in the washington post when the original edition of the road less traveled was first published, it is not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity download and start listening now. Adding a humorous twist to the relatively difficult task of writing poetry, fry has assembled a helpful guide for even the most confused student of poetry, from learning how to read a poem to writing one. In his new book, the ode less travelled, a guide to.
Unlocking the poet within by stephen fry hutchinson. Ahowto manual for wouldbe versifiers, the ode less travelled will annoy some poets, and not just because its sales are bound to outstrip their own. Through enjoyable exercises, witty insights, and simple stepbystep advice, fry introduces the concepts of metre, rhyme, form, diction, and poetics. Stephen frys book is a wonderful idiots guide through iambic pentameter, the trochee, spondee and all the twiddledy dees of meter and rhyme from homer through to zephaniah.
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