{"product_id":"speak-like-rain-an-introduction-to-poetry-paperback","title":"Speak Like Rain: An Introduction to Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth A. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What is poetry? Poetry is art made with words. The rest of this book is about what that means.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeak Like Rain\u003c\/em\u003e goes through the artistic tools of poetry: sound elements of language, and images. It covers all of the basics (meter, rhyme, sonnets, metaphor...) while asking of each element, \"what does this contribute to the \u003cem\u003eart\u003c\/em\u003e? Why would a word artist \u003cem\u003echoose\u003c\/em\u003e to do it this way?\" The text includes over 100 full poems, including the full text of \"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,\" and at the same time presents some basic poetry history to show how each artistic trend came about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeak Like Rain\u003c\/em\u003e is laid out as a student text\/workbook, but it is also enjoyable for general readers who are out of school and want not only a quick review but added insight. It is suitable for high school and motivated\/gifted middle school study, representing a one-semester English elective in a homeschool program. A full answer key makes it suitable for self-teaching.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Digital version (pdf file suitable for tablet computer display) is available at ellenjmchenry.com. Kindle ebook is not available because the workbook layout is not suitable for flowing text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449473679538,"sku":"9780983181033","price":35.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d42bd787a5df456c29d56d355d4cde82.webp?v=1778766341","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/speak-like-rain-an-introduction-to-poetry-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}