Benedict Whalen: How to Teach a Poem
Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast
The Essence of a Lyric Poem
A lyric poem is a work of art that utilizes language as its medium, encompassing complexity through words with meanings, sounds, rhythms, grammatical rules, and linguistic conventions. When engaging with a poem, the focus should not be on decoding it like a puzzle but on appreciating it as a form of art.
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