The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet WithinStephen Fry'S The Ode Less Travelled" provides us with a witty and entertaining guide to the mysteries of writing poetry. Stephen Fry has always had a secret passion for poetry and he reveals this in this book about how to write poetry. This book will give everybody the tools to write poetry; covering the full spectrum of the different poetic forms, structures and techniques. According to Stephen it will make writing poetry fun, easy, satisfying, fulfilling and delightful. Here is a taste of Stephen's own efforts; "Lesbian Sappho made this form With two beats to the final line Her sex life wasn't quite the norm And nor is mine |
Contents
Cento The Clerihew The Limerick | 12 |
Endstopping Enjambment and Caesura | 21 |
Four Beats to the Line Mixed Feet | 74 |
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