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Student Resources
icon VirtuaLit Poetry Tutorial
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
Brief biographies and resources for learning more about the poets in the book

icon LitQuiz
Tests your understanding of the poetic elements
icon LitGloss
Quick access to literary terms

Re:Writing
icon Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
Research sources for more than 25 disciplines, guidelines for documenting sources, and samples of student papers

icon The Bedford Research Room
icon More Student Resources from Re:Writing...

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