Many students find poetry hard to handle; for some, this difficulty is almost insurmountable. Compared to other literary forms, poetry is often deemed inaccessible. Poetry Made Easy is intended primarily for college students of English who are intimidated by the experience of undertaking a serious study of poetry.

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Poetry and Poetics Chapter 4 Literary Devices Chapter 5 Figurative Language Chapter 6 Patterns of Sound Chapter 7 Exploring Poetry Chapter 8 Reading and Comprehension Chapter 9 Analysis and Interpretation Chapter 10 Writing and Responding Chapter 11 Comparison and Contrast Chapter 12 Poems for Further Reading Chapter 13 Glossary of Literary Terms