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Poetry: Introduction to Poetic Form

13. Q7. What other effects might be achieved through the use of couplets?

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Lecture

In this video, Stephanie answers a question in response to Module 7 ('Couplets'). Specifically, she talks about what other effects might be achieved through the use of couplets.

Course

In this course, we look at the use of form in poetry. The purpose of this course is to demonstrate the many ways in which the form of a poem can convey meaning. This includes the use forms that are traditionally associated with certain themes - such as the sonnet or the heroic couplet - as well as poetic devices such as rhyme, repetition and anaphora. Poems discussed in detail include: 'Design' (Robert Frost), 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' (Robert Frost), 'Because I could not stop for death' (Emily Dickinson), 'Squash Rackets' (Carmine Starnino), 'One Art' (Elizabeth Bishop), and 'The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart' (Jack Gilbert)

Lecturer

Stephanie Yorke is reading for a DPhil in English Literature at Wolfson College, Oxford. Her first collection of poetry was published by Signature Editions in April 2012. It's called 'Both Boys Climb Trees They Can't Climb Down'.

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Yorke, S. (2018, August 15). Poetry: Introduction to Poetic Form - Q7. What other effects might be achieved through the use of couplets? [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://www.massolit.io/courses/poetry-introduction-to-poetic-form/q7-what-other-effects-might-be-achieved-through-the-use-of-couplets

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Yorke, S. "Poetry: Introduction to Poetic Form – Q7. What other effects might be achieved through the use of couplets?." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 15 Aug 2018, https://www.massolit.io/courses/poetry-introduction-to-poetic-form/q7-what-other-effects-might-be-achieved-through-the-use-of-couplets