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Poetry & Literary Criticism

Great Poetry and Literary Criticism Resources

 Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation is a free resource where you can look up poetry by subject, time period etc; however, the amount of poems available is somewhat limited.
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 Poetry of America

Part of the Library of Congress Poetry Project, you can search for poetry by subject, author type, etc.
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Poets.Org

Poets.org is another great free resource to browse for poetry.
 
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Rhyming Dictionary

A great resource when writing your own poetry and need to figure out what words can rhyme together.
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How to Analyze a Poem                     

This analysis by Dr. Kent-Drury is quite helpful.
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Literature Resource Center
An awesome resource with a wide selection of criticism and poetry.  Access with a Delaware Library Card, you can get an electronic one here. Look up alphabetically "Gale Literature Resource Center." 
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
These are almost 1000 actual reference books in this collection -many specifically on your topic!  If your teacher requires a book-use this source. Remember to log in at home, use our district's abbreviation and the number 1.  #174
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