{"product_id":"unlocking-the-poem-a-guide-to-discovering-meaning-through-understanding-and-analysis-paperback","title":"Unlocking the Poem: A Guide to Discovering Meaning through Understanding and Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Beller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonna Tanzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe limited number of poetry resources for high school students all present their subjects by way of techniques: poems are included in chapters focused on \"metaphor,\" \"tone,\" or \"sound.\" But no great poem was ever written to illustrate a lesson on metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe way to understand a poem is to get to know it as itself, rather than as an example of poetic technique. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnlocking the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e treats each poem as an independent literary event, just as it was written.\u003c\/b\u003e Discussion of literary elements begins only \u003cem\u003eafter\u003c\/em\u003e the student has fully explored the poem with his or her eyes, ears, feelings, and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe primary interpretive strategy of repeated reading and patient questioning--rather than the enumeration and analysis of literary elements--removes much of the mystification that a reliance on terminology imposes on the study of poems. \u003ci\u003eUnlocking the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e uses a friendly approach that recognizes our reasons for reading poems: to see things in a new way, to feel things keenly and freshly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnlocking the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e provides a path toward understanding that any motivated student can follow. Using this book, students will develop the ability to connect with any poem they may encounter by following a simple progression of steps. Featured poems by William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Claude McKay, Philip Larkin, and Elizabeth Bishop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696561942835,"sku":"9781948641203","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/voZeCZIaEu9781948641203.webp?v=1763114041","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/unlocking-the-poem-a-guide-to-discovering-meaning-through-understanding-and-analysis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}