Wonderful set of articles about poetry from Purdue OWL

[rayheinrich]

Here is a wonderful set of articles about poetry and about writing it.
Don't be put off by the titles and all; the articles are quite
down-to-earth and accessible.

(When you're reading the articles, note that that "Next Resource"
button in the bottom right-hand corner is their name for "Next Page".)

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THE BASICS:
Pattern and Variation: Aural
Summary:
A brief exploration of the various aspects of sound that can be
utilized when making a poem. The crafting of the aural aspects
of a poem is what we may call "ear training." Thus, the crafting
of the visual aspects is what we'd call "eye training."

Starts here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/570/01/
And includes:
Sound and Meter
Meter and Scansion
Poetic Feet, Line Length
Sound and Rhyme
Other Matters of Sound


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WOW, NEVER READ ANYTHING THIS GOOD ABOUT VISUAL:
Pattern and Variation: Visual
Summary:
A brief exploration of the various visual aspects that can be utilized
when making a poem. If the crafting of the aural aspects of a poem
is what we may call "ear training," the crafting of the visual aspects
is what we'd call "eye training."

Starts here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/569/1/
And includes:
Visual Patterning
Visual Variation, Exercises


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THE ACTUAL BEGINING OF THE ABOVE TWO IS HERE;
BUT I THOUGHT THE OTHER TWO WERE THE MOST USEFUL
SO I PUT THIS AT THE LAST:
Pattern and Variation in Poetry
Summary:
A brief rundown on the basic concepts of pattern and variation
and how they can be used when writing poems.

Starts here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/568/1/
And includes:
Pattern and Variation
Pattern
Variation


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More about writing than you'd ever imagine*:

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*I kid you not:
Writing as a Veterinary Technician
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