Poetry Research
Koroshec / English 111
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- Poetry for Students
The Poetry for Students series features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Each entry provides an overview of the poem and discussion of its principal themes, images, form and construction. Digital copies of volumes 1-63 are available through Gale eBooks. (password: royals)
2. Biographical Research
2. Biographical Research
LURIA LIBRARY: Use either the Gale Literature, MagillOnLiterature Plus or Salem Press database from the Luria Library to locate a suitable source that includes biographical details about your selected poet. Try searching by author name and limit the search by selecting Biography.
SMHS LIBRARY: The Gale in Context: Biography (password: royals) database is a great place to begin searching for biographical information about your author. You may also find historical information and primary sources in this database.
3. Historical & Background Information
3. Historical & Background Information
LURIA LIBRARY: Use the History Reference Center, America: History and Life with Full Text, or Salem Press database from the Luria Library to locate a suitable source that includes historical background details about the time and place in which your selected poem was written.
SMHS LIBRARY:
Recommended Database
Gale in Context: High School (password: royals)
Gale eBook Reference Sources (password: royals)
4. Contemporary Criticism
4. Contemporary Criticism
LURIA LIBRARY: Use the Gale Literature, Salem Press, MagillOnLiterature Plus, Academic Search Complete, Project Muse, or JSTOR database from the Luria Library to locate a critical essay written about your selected poem.
SMHS LIBRARY: You may also access JSTOR through the SMHS library using the following login information:
username: sanmarcoshs
password: royals
Online Sources
Online Sources
Employ lateral reading when you evaluate the credibility of web sources. In short, open a new tab to research information about the website creator. Wikipedia often works as a reliable fact-checking site.
For more information about lateral reading, watch the following videos:
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