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Ted NesbittU.S.
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I am a reference librarian and a former advanced placement English teacher. I can help identify poems, and I can define literary terms. In the area of literary criticism or analyses of specific poems, my experience and interests are these: Shakespeare, 18th- and 19th-century English literature, and American literature. I prefer short, specific questions on particular authors, poems, terms, or literary movements. I will not edit lengthy submissions or write students` assignments. | |
adena canterburyU.S.
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I can answer questions that have to do with poem interpretation, phrase meaning, word meaning, or anything about the set up or style of a poem. I can also look up information on names of poems, poets and other technical information about poetry, old and new. | |
Linda Sue Grimes -- Classic Poetry AideU.S.
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Please be aware that my field of expertise is "Classic Poetry." I do not study and write about Hallmark-Card type verse, doggerel, or pornographic versification.
I assist students/readers in understanding the poems most widely studied in high school and college English classes, for example, Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for death," A. E. Housman's "Loveliest of trees," Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," W. B. Yeats' "The Second Coming," Rabindranath Tagore's "The Journey," Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays," Dana Gioia’s "Words." I direct students/readers to online poetry analyses and/or research sources. I do not dispense advice on creative writing issues, such as critiquing poems or offering ideas for poems. |
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Andrea Dean Van ScoyocU.S.
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I can answer all questions on the writing of standard prose (rhyming) poetry, formatting, stanzas and rhyming issues. I have limited knowledge of the writing of freestyle poetry (non rhyming poetry--because I do not see it as poetry and therefore have no use for it) so I may or may not be able to help you with the writing of it, but can help with the formatting of it. My knowledge lies extensively in the workings of standard prose poetry. I CAN NOT help you (so PLEASE do not waste my time or yours) with the following types of questions: 1. "What is the name of this poem/what poem-book, etc is this line from" 2. Where can I find "such and such" book 3. Homework questions. For instance: "Show me an example of", "Define 'this' for me," "What does this mean", etc. These are homework questions easily searchable by the Internet where answers are more than likely already provided. I WILL NOT DO YOUR HOMEWORK FOR YOU!!! My expertise is on the WRITING of rhyming poetry only. | |
Theresa Harvard JohnsonU.S.
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My area of expertise is in Christian writing. I can address ALL questions pertaining to poetry, spoken word and other forms of creative writing as ministry -- especially for those who believe they write by inspiration. I specialize in assisting these writers with understanding what it is they they do, why they do it, how to effectively use their writing in ministry, education, and outreach. |
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2010-01-20 The Road Not Taken analysis:
In your analysis, you write the following: When the speaker says he will be reporting sometime in the future how his road choice turned out, we have to realize that we cannot assign meaning to "sigh" and
2010-01-18 The Road Not Taken analysis:
Dear Pete, I have responded to each of your questions below, labeling my responses with "LSG"; hope this helps. Hi Linda, In your analysis of the poem, you point out that "difference" could be either
2010-01-14 Poem i can't find, read in hs:
Greetings Elizabeth and thank you for your question. Although my profile plainly says that I don't answer questions like this, this one intrigued me so I decided to accept it. I think this might
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