{"product_id":"unlocking-the-poem-a-guide-to-discovering-meaning-through-understanding-and-analysis-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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11946157\"\u003eMartin Beller\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13451085\"\u003eDonna Tanzer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sherpa Learning, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948641203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948641208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT014000\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN020000\"\u003eStudy \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-STU\"\u003eStudy Aids\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-STU002000\"\u003eAdvanced Placement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherpa Learning, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44707104162029,"sku":"9781948641203","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6d96aa77-4e5c-41ca-83c6-c045ed8dcb72.jpg?v=1703964563","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/unlocking-the-poem-a-guide-to-discovering-meaning-through-understanding-and-analysis-9781948641203","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}