9781785216176

Bluffer's Guide to Poetry

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9781785216176

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Instantly acquire all the knowledge you need to pass as an expert in the world of poetry and verse (bluffers might be surprised to discover that there is a difference) from Bluffer's Guide to Poetry. Never again confuse an anapest with a distich, a panegyric with a polemical, or a haiku with someone clearing their throat. Bask in the admiration of your fellow soi-disant literati as you pronounce confidently on the comparative merits of a rhapsody and an elegy, or a dactyl with a spondee, and effortlessly learn how to hold your own when extolling the sublime gifts of possibly the greatest poet who has ever lived - William Topaz McGonagall. 



DO SAY: "Yes, I suppose it's about time I rediscovered (insert name here), although I'm afraid that I've always found him/her a little too deceptive. On the other hand he/she also has a tendency towards the tiresomely reductive. In the past my response to his/her work can only be described as lacklustre . . . but everybody deserves a second chance."

DON'T SAY: "There was a young lady from Bude/ Who went for a swim in the nude/ . . . ."

ISBN-13

9781785216176

ISBN-10

1785216171

Weight

0.26 Pounds

Dimensions

4.38 x 0.38 x 7.00 In

List Price

$9.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

128 pages

Publisher

Haynes Publishing UK

Published On

2019-01-29



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