Verse or Adverse: How to Read and Enjoy Poetry (Paperback)

F**k! Or the Amazing Power of Words ? Pieces and Pictures of the Puzzle ? Keys to the Kingdom ? The Riddle of the Work ? Explosions and Explorations in Word Power ? The Sound of Music ? Poetry: A Utility for Thought and the Rhythm of Life ? Hip Hop, Poetry, and Other Strange Bedfellows ? Formal, Blank, and Free Verse ? It Figures: Metaphor, Simile, and Personification ? Symbolism and Other Experiments in Language ? Values: Taking It to the Next Level ? It Is What It Is, But It Ain’t What It Seems ? "What on Earth Is the Poet Saying?" ? Lines of Analysis and What to Do If You Come Up Empty ? Going All In, Subtitle as Placeholder, and Other Distinctions ? Poems of Story, Description, Character, and Heart ? Core Principles, Resources, and Glossary ? Bibliography ? Afterword ? Index.