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9780701184575 English 0701184574 An intelligent yet playful look at some of the most teasing and mystifying puzzles at the heart of our greatest poemsPart of the pleasure of poetry is unraveling the mysteries and difficulties it contains and solving the puzzles that lie within. Who, for instance, is Shelley's Ozymandias? What is the Lewis Carroll's Snark? Who is Wallace Stevens's Emperor of Ice-Cream? Or indeed, who is "you" in a poem? In this perceptive and playful new book, an acclaimed poet looks at some of the greatest poems and considers the number of individual puzzles at their heart, casting light on how we should approach these conundrums as readers. From riddling to double entendres, mysterious titles to red herrings, Fuller unpicks the puzzles in works that range from Browning to Bishop, Empson to Eliot, Shelley to Stevens, to help the reader reach the rewards and revelations that lie at the center of some best-loved poems., Part of the pleasure of poetry is unravelling the mysteries and difficulties they contain and solving the puzzles that lie within. Who, for instance, was Ozymandias? What is the Snark? Who is Crazy Jane? Or indeed, who is youo in a poem? In this wonderful new book, acclaimed poet John Fuller looks at some of our greatest poems and considers the number of individual puzzles at their heart, and casts light on how we should approach these conundrums as readers. From riddling to double entendres, mysterious titles to red herrings, Fuller playfully unpicks the puzzles in works that range from Shelley to Auden, Empson to Eliot, Browning to Bishop, to help us reach the rewards and revelations that lie at the centre of some of our best-loved poems., This book takes readers on a journey under the sea to discover the fascinating facts about blue sharks, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and more. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text, while additional search tools--including a glossary and an index--help students locate and review important information.
9780701184575 English 0701184574 An intelligent yet playful look at some of the most teasing and mystifying puzzles at the heart of our greatest poemsPart of the pleasure of poetry is unraveling the mysteries and difficulties it contains and solving the puzzles that lie within. Who, for instance, is Shelley's Ozymandias? What is the Lewis Carroll's Snark? Who is Wallace Stevens's Emperor of Ice-Cream? Or indeed, who is "you" in a poem? In this perceptive and playful new book, an acclaimed poet looks at some of the greatest poems and considers the number of individual puzzles at their heart, casting light on how we should approach these conundrums as readers. From riddling to double entendres, mysterious titles to red herrings, Fuller unpicks the puzzles in works that range from Browning to Bishop, Empson to Eliot, Shelley to Stevens, to help the reader reach the rewards and revelations that lie at the center of some best-loved poems., Part of the pleasure of poetry is unravelling the mysteries and difficulties they contain and solving the puzzles that lie within. Who, for instance, was Ozymandias? What is the Snark? Who is Crazy Jane? Or indeed, who is youo in a poem? In this wonderful new book, acclaimed poet John Fuller looks at some of our greatest poems and considers the number of individual puzzles at their heart, and casts light on how we should approach these conundrums as readers. From riddling to double entendres, mysterious titles to red herrings, Fuller playfully unpicks the puzzles in works that range from Shelley to Auden, Empson to Eliot, Browning to Bishop, to help us reach the rewards and revelations that lie at the centre of some of our best-loved poems., This book takes readers on a journey under the sea to discover the fascinating facts about blue sharks, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and more. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text, while additional search tools--including a glossary and an index--help students locate and review important information.