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Links
Arnaut and Karkur's Prosody Resource
A revised edition of this high-brow prosody guide. The phonetic aspects of English poetry seen through a comparison with other Western European languages.
Free Verse
http://library.thinkquest.org/3721/poems/forms/free.html
A definition and description of the term "free verse."
Glossary of Poetic Terms
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/terminology.html
Definition of Acatalectic Verse.
Interactive Quiz on Meter
http://unix.cc.wmich.edu/~cooneys/tchg/quiz/meter/q2/quiz.html
"Test your grasp of terms and your ability to identify [poetic] meters by name."
It's What I Do
Poetry, different styles of writing, art work.
Let's Learn About Poetry
http://library.thinkquest.org/3721/poems/forms/learn.html
A good though not extensive informal treatise on various forms and types of poetry.
Marc Moskowitz's Latin Poetry Page
http://www.suberic.net/~marc/latinpoetry.html
"This page is meant to be a jumping-off point for examples of modern (aka 20th century) Latin verse as well as information about such things as scansion, poetic style, and anything else that seems related."
Poetry: Meter, Form, and Rhythm
http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/intro.html
This site provides interactive tutorials in poetic forms and meter, links to other poetry sites, and numerous examples of stanzas and fixed poetic forms.
ProsePoetry
http://pw2.netcom.com/~pprater/prosepoetry.html
Brief explanation of prose poetry with examples and additional links.
Prosody Anecdotes
http://www.public.asu.edu/~aarios/formsofverse/anecdotes/
Alberto Rios of Arizona State University has posted anecdotes and introductions to some of the canonical forms of European poetry.
Spectra
http://www.sniggle.net/spectra.php
Satiric poetic 'school' founded by Witter Bynner and Arthur Davison Ficke.
Sprung Rhythm in Hopkins
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hopkins/hopkins13.html
A brief description of Gerard Manley Hopkin's use and interpretation of the term.
The Ode
http://library.thinkquest.org/3721/poems/forms/ode.html
A brief description and definition of the Ode form.
Unusual Rhyming Poetry
http://members.chello.at/bernard.shaw/poetry.html
Poetry for all of the family, Easy to find topics.