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A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry / Geoffrey N. Leech

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, r 2023.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 300 p.: 22 x 14 x 2 cmISBN:
  • 9781138694941
DDC classification:
  • 23 821.007 LEE
Contents:
1. Poetry and the Language of past and present. Examples for discussion 2. The Creative use of Language. Examples for discussion 3. Variations of Poetic Licence. Examples for discussion 4. Foregrounding and Interpretation. Examples for discussion 5. Verbal Repetition. Examples for discussion 6. Patterns of Sound. Examples for discussion 7. Metre. Examples for discussion 8. The Irrational in Poetry. Examples for discussion 9. Figurative Language. Examples for discussion 10. Honest Deceptions. Examples for discussion 11. Implications of context. Examples for discussion 12. Ambiguity and Indeterminacy.
Summary: Professor Leech has given us the first full-length textbook suitable for teaching the 'new stylistics' to undergraduates
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1. Poetry and the Language of past and present. Examples for discussion
2. The Creative use of Language. Examples for discussion
3. Variations of Poetic Licence. Examples for discussion
4. Foregrounding and Interpretation. Examples for discussion
5. Verbal Repetition. Examples for discussion
6. Patterns of Sound. Examples for discussion
7. Metre. Examples for discussion
8. The Irrational in Poetry. Examples for discussion
9. Figurative Language. Examples for discussion
10. Honest Deceptions. Examples for discussion
11. Implications of context. Examples for discussion
12. Ambiguity and Indeterminacy.

Professor Leech has given us the first full-length textbook suitable for teaching the 'new stylistics' to undergraduates

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