Understanding poetry

Discusses the use of puns, allusions, and other word secrets in poetry, and includes examples and illustrations.

Discusses the use of metaphors, similes, and other word pictures in poetry, and features examples and illustrations.

Profiles the lives and works of selected poets from throughout history, from William Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney, looking at how successive generations have influenced each other, and includes illustrations, as well as examples of their writing.

Discusses the use of rhyme, meter, and other word music in poetry, and includes examples and illustrations.