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Explication of a Literary Work

Reference Books

Critical Terms for Literary Study: CREDO eBook

Books to Check Out

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols: PN 56 .S7 F47 2000 (Also available as a CREDO eBook)

A Grain of Poetry: How to Read Contemporary Poems and Make Them A Part of Your Life: PN1075 .K65 2000

How to Read a Poem: PR502 .E23 2007

The Poetry Handbook: PR502 .L38 2005

The Poetry Toolkit: PN1059.A9 H37 2012

 

Research Databases for Full-Text Articles

CREDO Reference

Find an encyclopedia article about explication

Academic Search Complete

Use Advanced Search to search for an author/title (as Subject or Title) and "criticism" (as Subject)

 

 

Websites

Poetry Explications – The Writing Center

A handout from the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill

Writing About Poetry

A handout from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)