Calliope: a handbook of 47 poetic forms and figures of speech [Paperback]

Greta B. Lipson (Author), Jane A. Romantowski (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: Good Apple Inc (January 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866530258
• ISBN-13: 978-0866530255
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,872,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Writer's Unblocker, February 2, 2000

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This review is from: Calliope: a handbook of 47 poetic forms and figures of speech (Paperback)

I am pleased to see Calliope is still in print. I have used it every year to create a poetry anthology with my class. This book provides templates and examples of 47 different types of poetry. The range of poems from "alphabet poems" to sonnets and ballads allows for a wide range of literacy and interest levels. Also,our most recent anthology included poems in over 20 different language from Vietnamese to Romanian. Teachers I have lent the book to have invariably purchased one for themselves which is the most valid testament to its usefulness.