Poetic and Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament
REL 310
InterNet Links for Week 1
Go here for Assignment 1
InterNet Resources
English Poetry
- From Westchester University English Literature Courses :
Definitions of Poetry
Reading Poetry - what makes a "powerful poem"
Poetic Imagery
Poetic Sound - definitions of some terms
Poetic Structures - definitions
Some characteristics of Poetry - From the University of Freiburg course "Basics of English Studies" :
Rhetorical Devices - definitions and examples for poetry
Poetry
Types of Poetry
Meter and Rhythm
Free Verse
Rhythm
Elisions and Expansions
Sound Patterns
Verse Forms and Stanza Forms
Form and Meaning in Poetry
Glossary
Download the whole Section on Poetry as a pdf file
Download the Glossary as a pdf file - From Mr. Kanach's Literature and Language Courses, Watchung Hills Regional High School :
Poetry
Poetry terms
Sound in Poetry
History of Poetry - Other sites :
Beowulf - use the links at the right hand side to access the text and notes
Beowulf - use the links at the foot of the page to access the text and notes
Beowulf - text and notes from Fordham University
A Guide to the theory of Poetry by Professor Manfred John, University of Köln
What is Poetry? - from Gallaudet University
A definition of Poetry; Terminology
Elements of Poetry - click on the topics at the left for definitions and examples
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Sound Devices used in Poetry
Meters
Examples of meters - click on the links to see the examples. By Prof Kirby-Smith, University of N. Carolina
Introduction to sound and meter - use links at left to access various topics. From Purdue University
Meter in Poetry and Verse - Cummings Study Guides
Meter
Hebrew Poetry
- Various sites :
English Bible translations - if you want to compare translations
Hebrew Poetry in the Bible (using mainly the New Testament) - shows how some translations are better than others at showing the poetical form of the original text
Hebrew Poetry in the Bible
Hebrew Poetry - from Atlantic Baptist University
Hebrew Poetry
Acrostics in the Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Poetry
Couplet Composition in Hebrew Poetry, by Professor David J.A. Clines, Sheffield University
Hebrew Poetry
Parallelism
Types of Parallelisms
The significance of the Psalms
What is a Psalm
Hebrew Poetry - What's it all about?
Introduction to the Psalms - this is a large file - print it out for future reference
Quiz on meter
Hymns
- The Cyber Hymnal - Lyrics, scores, and MIDI files for over 6,000 hymns
Cyberhymnal entry for "The Lord's my Shepherd"
Cyberhymnal entry for "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"
Humorous Poetry for your amusement and edification :
- Various sites :
Jabberwocky
Humpty-Dumpty explains the Jabberwocky
If Dr. Seuss wrote techie manuals
If Dr. Seuss wrote for Star Trek
Spam I Am
Ode to the Spell Checker
Beowulf's Cat
Poetic Cats
Haiku Error Messages - first page of a series
Humorous poems and haiku
Humorous Haiku
"Make 'em Laugh" - humorous poems and monologues
The Worst Poetry in the English Language for your amusement and edification :
- Various sites :
Bad Poetry - University of Michigan Course
The Thorn - by William Wordsworth
Tay Bridge Disaster
The Albion Battleship Calamity
William Topaz McGonagall
Tay Bridge Disaster - second site
Jottings of New York
All the Poems of William Topaz McGonagall - first of 5 pages
Ode to the Mammoth Cheese - by James McIntyre
The Potato
Drop kick me, Jesus, through the goal posts of life
Other Links
- Beware of the Wikipedia. Although most articles are generally good, anyone can write, edit, or alter the articles, and there is no record of who has authored or edited them. Anyone - including you - can register with Wikipedia and write whatever you wish in an article - and it will be displayed until someone else chooses to change it. So you may use Wikipedia to get general information and a lead to other sources, but you should not use it as a primary source for your work
- Be careful out there. There are some very good sites on the InterNet. There are also some very strange ones. Anyone can write anything and put it up as a webpage. One of the aims of this course is to develop your skills in thinking critically about what you read.
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