A Study of PoetryPART IReading editionChapter navigation26 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPART IPART IIPART IChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIPART IIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XNOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONSChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →PART IIAll chapters and sections (26)Opening pagesFront matterParts12Part 1 · Parts1Part 1 · Chapters123456Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Chapters78910Part 2 · Other sectionsNOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONSPart 2 · Chapters12345678910POETRY IN GENERALI. A GLANCE AT THE BACKGROUNDII. THE PROVINCE OF POETRYIII. THE POET'S IMAGINATIONIV. THE POET'S WORDSV. RHYTHM AND METREVI. RHYME, STANZA AND FREE VERSE← Front matterPART II →