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Imagery in Poetry: Books

Created in conjunction with Dr. Collins's English 1213 course.

Helpful Hints w/ the Library Catalog

When searching for "imagery in poetry" trying using the following:

 

related keywords: imagery = allegory = symbolism.

 

subject headings: figures of speech or symbolism in literature

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WorldCat Discovery

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Digital Commons

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Ebook Central

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eBooks on EBSCOHost

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ABC-CLIO eBook Collection

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Project Gutenberg

You will find classic books from the start of this century and previous centuries, from authors including Shakespeare, Poe, Dante, as well as well-loved favorites like the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Included are books by Kilmer and Dickinson. Books are almost always available in plain text format, with many in HTML and other formats. Other than books, additional content types include musical scores, movies and sound files.