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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Blank Verse

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This brief site provides a definition of the term blank verse, a short description of its history, and an example of its use from a poem.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Heroic Couplet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a short definition of the term Heroic Couplet along with a short example from a piece of poetry by Pope.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of Graves' work focuses primarily on his war poetry. The text of each poem is provided, but there is no accompanying commentary.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Alexander Pope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Alexander Pope including detailed information about Pope's life and literary career. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Computation

For Students 9th - 10th
This metaphysical poem is about a guy who is not good at math. This site anaylses the poem in detail and gives excellent insights into what the poem means.
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Website
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: "A Priest to the Temple"

For Students 9th - 10th
From a scholarly work, this page from Bartelby.com discusses Herbert's "A Priest to the Temple," and shows it as a reflection of Herbert's own character.