William WardFailure of Consistency “The Useful”Like many traditional poem styles, the sonnet follows a strict form, a fourteen line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababcdodefefgg there is no…Oct 71Oct 71
William WardInevitability of Destruction “Atomic Pantoum” Peter MeinkeLike many forms of poetry the Pantoum follows traditional rules in which each line must contain between 8 to 12 syllables. The Pantoum’s…Sep 302Sep 302
William WardWeek 3 Critical Conversation: Haiku & ImageImagery is one of the many ways poets can engage readers, and increase the meaning and depth to their work. With imagery writers can show…Sep 16Sep 16
William WardDetachment and Disassociation “Sara’s Ghazal” by Jonathan MusgroveWriters often use repetition in their work in order to emphasize a deeper meaning. Originating with Persian, Arabic and Urdu literary…Sep 92Sep 92
William WardDefinition of FormRobert Hass, in the book for this course, A Little Book on Form, provides these definitions of form:Sep 6Sep 6