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The Essential Poet's Toolbox for Readers and Writers
Introduction to poetry and the poet's tools
What is a poem?
The poet's tools
Metre
An introduction to metre
Syllables and stress I
Syllables and stress II
Stress in the English language
Poetic forms
Traditional poetry forms
The villanelle
The sonnet, blank verse and free verse
The Haiku and the SciFaiku
Rhyme
Introduction to rhyme
Imperfect rhyme & other sound techniques
Layout
Layout: the poet's special tool
The stanza
Linebreaks
Line length
Ambiguity
Front and end stress
Sound
Sound as a connector
Beyond sound
Conclusion
Conclusion
Front and end stress
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