A lesson on the villanelle

The activity in A lesson on the poetic line asks students to think about form in relation to two free verse poems. The page ends stating that it is important students also study poets who use more traditional forms so that they can develop a full appreciation of the history and conventions of the genre. As teenagers often like to think of themselves as free-spirited, rule-breakers they usually respond more readily to...

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