Literature: the Synthesis of Poetry
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Audio/Visual
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Category
Documentary
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Publication Year
1978
Duration
30 min.
Subject
Poetry -- Explication.
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Abstract
Focuses on how the elements of a poem are fused to create a form that conveys meaning. Emphasizes the role of rhythm, imagery, repetition and rhyme in poetry and touches on the use of metaphor and symbolism. Maya Angelou reads a number of her own poems as well as poems by Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and Matthew Arnold.
Description
1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
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1
