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  1. The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within is a book by author, actor, comedian, and director Stephen Fry about writing poetry. Fry covers metre, rhyme, many common and arcane poetic forms, and offers poetry exercises, contrasting modern and classic poets.

    • Stephen Fry
    • 2005
  2. Brimful of enjoyable exercises, witty insights and simple step-by-step advice, The Ode Less Travelled guides the reader towards mastery and confidence in the Mother of the Arts.

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    • Stephen Fry
  3. Jan 1, 2005 · In his 'Ode Less Travelled', Stephen Fry teaches you those nuances and reveals the non-mysterious, but equally curious, parts of poetry-making. Fry writes poetry himself. He is no Coleridge, Wordsworth or Shelley - he is honest about his modesty.

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    • Hardcover
  4. The Ode Less Travelled is a witty and informative guide to poetic form which skilfully merges the difficult-to-tackle subject of prosody with all the entertainment value of a night spent watching QI (Fry tells us in one instance that Presbyterians is an anagram of Britney Spears).

  5. Jan 1, 2005 · Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry. Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry.

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    • Stephen Fry
    • $14.59
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  6. Aug 17, 2006 · The best-selling novelist, actor, and comedian offers a witty guide to writing and understanding poetry, providing an entertaining series of exercises, insights, and step-by-step advice that introduces the concepts of metre, rhyme, form, diction, and poetics and explores the various forms of poetry, including haiku, ballad, and sonnet, among oth...

    • Stephen Fry
  7. Mar 29, 2022 · Brimful of enjoyable exercises, witty insights and simple step-by-step advice, The Ode Less Travelled guides the reader towards mastery and confidence in the Mother of the Arts. Originally published: London: Hutchinson, 2005. Includes bibliographical references.

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