Learning to write poetry can be a difficult task, but Robert Swann makes it easier with this comprehensive guide to English metrical verse. Swann shows readers how to work within specific poetic forms and provides numerous examples of how to use poetic devices such as rhyme and meter to achieve desired effects. This book is an essential guide for aspiring poets and students of literature alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.