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You can also visit the Web site for Poetry: An Introduction, Third Edition.



Student Resources
icon VirtuaLit Interactive Poetry Tutorial
Helps you explore poetry through its elements, cultural contexts, and literary criticism--with in-depth treatment of Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish," Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress," and Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz"

icon LitLinks
Provide brief biographies and connect you with resources for learning more about the poets in the book

icon LitQuiz
Tests your understanding of the poetic elements

icon LitGloss
Provides quick access to literary terms

icon Multimedia Project Guide



Other Resources
icon Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
Provides research sources for more than 25 disciplines, guidelines for documenting sources, and samples of student papers

icon Research Assistant HyperFolio for English
Offers a tool for collecting, organizing, documenting, and evaluating source material


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