Name: The ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within
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Author: Stephen Fry
ISBN: 9781592403110

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The ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within

Type

Physical Book

Author

Stephen Fry

Publisher

Avery Publishing Group

Year

2005

Language

English

Pages

357

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.0 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

1592403115

ISBN13

9781592403110

Synopsis "The ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within "

Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry. Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry. In The Ode Less Travelled, he invites readers to discover the delights of writing poetry for pleasure and provides the tools and confidence to get started. Through enjoyable exercises, witty insights, and simple step-by-step advice, Fry introduces the concepts of Metre, Rhyme, Form, Diction, and Poetics. Most of us have never been taught to read or write poetry, and so it can seem mysterious and intimidating. But Fry, a wonderfully competent, engaging teacher and a writer of poetry himself, sets out to correct this problem by explaining the various elements of poetry in simple terms, without condescension. Fry's method works, and his enthusiasm is contagious as he explores different forms of poetry: the haiku, the ballad, the villanelle, and the sonnet, among many others. Along the way, he introduces us to poets we've heard of but never read. The Ode Less Travelled is not just the survey course you never took in college, it's a lively celebration of poetry that makes even the most reluctant reader want to pick up a pencil and give it a try.

Stephen Fry

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Stephen Fry (London, 1957) is an actor, presenter, and writer. Known for his roles in movies like Peter's Friends, Wilde, Gosford Park, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, V for Vendetta, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, he has also acted in TV series, such as Jeeves and Wooster, where he played Jeeves, the great character by Wodehouse. At Anagrama, he has published the novel The Liar and the essays Mythos, Heroes, and Troy.

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