Poetry Pathfinder

 

Poetry Pathfinder on the web: http://www.beachwood.k12.oh.us/bhslmc/CURRICUL/english/poetry.html

 

Direct link to databases mentioned is available via this pathfinder by clicking on LINKS to POEMS

 

Handbook terms

See the poetry handbooks on reserve.

 

LitFinder Poetry Index (see below)

 

Oxford Reference Books online located at: http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/oxref.asp

Choose Literature.

Type in your term.  A definition will be given – often includes an example.

 

Poems

 

Poetry books (located in the 800 section of the library)

 

808.81             Collections of poetry

811                                    American poetry

821                                    English poetry

831                                    German poetry

841                                    French poetry

851                                    Italian poetry

861                                    Spanish poetry

871                                    Latin poetry

881                                    Greek poetry

890’s               Other languages

 

Online Resources

 

LitFinder Poem Finder for schools

 

On preview through INFOhio at:  http://www.infohio.org/ER/Preview2004/roth2004.html

Note password authentication before you login.

 

You can search by author, title, theme, poetic form, poetic device, rhyme, meter, stanza.

Almost all items listed in the Handbook Terms section return useable results from a search.

 

For instance:

In the search box type ODE – you will retrieve a list of titles that are ode’s as well as explanations of  odes.

 

Literature Online

Provided by INFOhio.

Go to http://www.infohio.org  Select Core Collection. Select Literature Online. You will need a password at home which is posted at: http://www.beachwood.k12.oh.us/bhslmc/datah/index.html

 

Contains thousands of poems in the English language.  The emphasis of this collection is on British and American poetry from the 1700’s through today. 

 

 

LitFinder Poem Finder

Available through Beachwood Public Library. You must go to the library to use this resource.  You must have a signed parent authorization to use a computer if you are under 18.

 

 

 

 

Ebooks

 

Go to BHS IRC homepage:

http://www.beachwood.k12.oh.us/bhslmc/bhsref.htm

 

Click on Databases and Electronic Resources.

Click on Electronic Books

Click on Free ebooks

 

Type in your authors name or the title of the poem.

 

Click on the title you wish to browse.  Books are may be browsed by key word.  Flip through the pages.  Use the index.  Just like a print book.  You may print pages.

 

Other poetry Online

Suggest you begin with the Poetry Pathfinder from Internet Public Library at:

http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/PF/poetry.html