000			01227cam a2200169ua 4500
020			_a0155073966
082			_a811 _bARP/P
100			_aArp, Thomas A.
100			_aJohnson, Greg
245	1	0	_aPerrine's sound and sense: an introduction to poetry
250			_a10th.
260			_aUnited States _bHeinle & Heinle _c2002
300			_axii,434p.
520			_aA best-selling introduction to poetry for more than 50 years, PERRINE'S SOUND AND SENSE: AN INTRODUCTION TO POETRY, succinctly covers the basics with detailed chapters on the elements of poetry, unique materials on evaluating poetry, exemplary selections, and exercises and study questions that guide understanding. Every chapter introduction bears the mark of Laurence Perrine's crisp, clean, and descriptive prose, and every poem selected as an example brings text concepts to life. With an emphasis on teaching students to read, understand, and evaluate poetry, this compact and concise anthology provides a systematic guide for discovering how and what a poem means. Its suggestions for writing also help students sort out their feelings and ideas, enabling them to assist others in sharing their experience.
650	0		_aAmerican Literature
942			_cBK
999			_c14861 _d14861