{"product_id":"unlocking-the-poem-martin-beller-9781948641203","title":"Unlocking the Poem: A Guide to Discovering Meaning through Understanding and Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe limited number of poetry resources for high school students all present their subjects by way of techniques: poems are included in chapters focused on \"metaphor,\" \"tone,\" or \"sound.\" But no great poem was ever written to illustrate a lesson on metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe way to understand a poem is to get to know it as itself, rather than as an example of poetic technique. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnlocking the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e treats each poem as an independent literary event, just as it was written.\u003c\/b\u003e Discussion of literary elements begins only \u003cem\u003eafter\u003c\/em\u003e the student has fully explored the poem with his or her eyes, ears, feelings, and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe primary interpretive strategy of repeated reading and patient questioning--rather than the enumeration and analysis of literary elements--removes much of the mystification that a reliance on terminology imposes on the study of poems. \u003ci\u003eUnlocking the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e uses a friendly approach that recognizes our reasons for reading poems: to see things in a new way, to feel things keenly and freshly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnlocking the Poem\u003c\/i\u003e provides a path toward understanding that any motivated student can follow. Using this book, students will develop the ability to connect with any poem they may encounter by following a simple progression of steps. Featured poems by William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Claude McKay, Philip Larkin, and Elizabeth Bishop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Beller, Donna Tanzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948641208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948641203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sherpa Learning, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d","brand":"Martin Beller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944799764735,"sku":"9781948641203","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d5bdc864-c03d-4ac7-af8c-67f5786d9c36.jpg?v=1681505143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unlocking-the-poem-martin-beller-9781948641203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}