Can you tell an iamb from a trochee? An anapest from an amphibrach? Why
do children always take such delight in dactylic tetrameter? Is a ballad
the same as a ballade? What is poetic rhythm? In this clever little
book, Scottish poet Octavia Wynne examines the elements of poetry, from
its various feet, meters and lines, through its patterns, stanzas and
rhymes, right up to the poetic forms themselves, with ancient and modern
examples from William Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss.