The Language of Poetry:
* develops the student's ability to read and evaluate poetic texts of many kinds
* includes activities, commentaries and extensions to each extract
* covers a variety of poetic language, ranging from songs, advertisements and spoken language to the more traditional forms of the sonnet, ode and free verse
* includes poetry from Philip Larkin, Maya Angelou, Dylan Thomas and Tony Harrison.
Unit one: The look Unit two: The sound Unit three: The movement Unit four: The appeal Unit five: The places Unit six: The genders Unit seven: The images Unit eight: That was then, this is now