Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Poetry and Poetics Chapter 4 Literary Devices Chapter 5 Figurative Language Chapter 6 Patterns of Sound Chapter 7 Exploring Poetry Chapter 8 Reading and Comprehension Chapter 9 Analysis and Interpretation Chapter 10 Writing and Responding Chapter 11 Comparison and Contrast Chapter 12 Poems for Further Reading Chapter 13 Glossary of Literary Terms

About the Author

Mohamed Zayani is Associate Professor of Literature and Critical Theory at the American University of Sharjah. He is the author of Reading the Symptom and numerous scholarly articles.