POETRY FOR STUDENTS : a study guide for wendell berry's "the peace of wild things."

A study guide for Wendell Berry's __The Peace of Wild Things__, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs. Annotation Give students the tools they need to make books and authors a meaningful part of their lives by introducing them to one of our "For Students" literary references. These resources are specially crafted to meet the curricular needs of high school and undergraduate college students and their teachers as well as the interests of general readers and researchers. Each title in the series provides understandable, comprehensive explanations of the most commonly studied poems, novels, dramas, epics and short stories as identified by an advisory board of teachers and librarians. No other literature references furnish such a high level of coverage -- all written in an unassuming tone that users will welcome. The references in the Gale Group's "For Students" series provide: -- Easy-to-read discussions of themes, plots and characters -- Easy-to-understand critical essays chosen specifically for students -- Analysis of each work's construction and historical context -- Photos, illustrations and other graphics -- And moreThe "For Students" series includes Poetry for Students, Novels for Students, Short Stories for Students, Drama for Students, Shakespeare for Students, Shakespeare's Characters for Students and Epics for Students. They're sure to be a welcome addition to your library. Each volume of Poetry for Students provides analysis of approximately 20 poems identified as the most frequently studied in literature courses. Students will discover: -- An overview essay -- An analysis of the poem's construction and form -- A thematic examination -- A discussion of the poem's historical and cultural context -- Selected criticism on the poem or poet -- A briefauthor biography -- Sources for further study and suggested research topics -- Subject, thematic, nationality, author and title indexes Anyone lived in a pretty how town / e. e. cummings -- The centaur / May Swenson -- Follower / Seamus Heaney -- Freeway 280 / Lorna Dee Cervantes -- Good night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning / Alice Walker -- I, too / Langston Hughes -- A nocturnal reverie / Anne Finch -- Oranges / Gary Soto -- The peace of wild things / Wendell Berry -- Slam, dunk, & hook / Yusef Komunyakaa -- Sunstone / Octavio Paz -- The taxi / Amy Lowell -- Thanatopsis / William Cullen Bryant -- The walrus and the carpenter / Lewis Carroll -- Ye goatherd gods / Sir Philip Sidney -- Young / Anne Sexton Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Each entry contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism Each volume of Poetry for Students provides analysis of approximately 15-16 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as the most frequently studied in literature courses. Some of the poems covered in this volume