English Poetry: Search Fields
You can search English Poetry by the following fields:
You can also use Search Options to refine your search further.
Keyword
From the Search page, you can use the Keyword field to search for any word or phrase contained within a document. To enter terms into the search box:
- browse a list of keywords from which you can select terms to transfer back to the search box;
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- type your search terms directly into the Keyword search box. Search terms may consist of either single words or phrases.
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When searching in the Keyword field, you can use truncation to retrieve documents containing variations on a term. If you choose to search for more than one term, you can also combine them using Boolean and proximity searching.
First Line/Title Keyword
From the Search page, you can use the First Line/Title Keyword field to search for any word or phrase contained in the title of a document or in its first line. To enter items into the search box:
- browse a list of first line/title keywords from which you can select terms to transfer back to the search box;
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- type your search terms directly into the First Line/Title Keyword search box. Search terms may consist of either single words or phrases.
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When searching in the First line/Title Keyword field, you can use truncation to retrieve documents containing variations on a term. If you choose to search for more than one term, you can also combine them using Boolean and proximity searching.
Poet
From the Search page, you can limit a search to poems written by a particular poet or poets. To enter terms in the Poet search box:
- browse a list of poets from which you can select items to transfer back to the search box;
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- type your poet names directly into the Poet search box.
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When searching in the Poet field, you can use truncation to retrieve poems written by authors with a common or similar name. If you choose to search for more than one poet, you can also combine them using Boolean searching.
Period
You may wish to limit a search to a particular period ranging from 1100 to late 1900. The periods are divided into whole or half century blocks from which you may select one. Further options allow you to search on significant periods such as "Middle English Romances 1100-1500as ", as "Tudor Poetry 1500-1603as ", as "Restoration Poetry 1660-1700as " etc.
To restrict your search to a period, select the required term from the Period drop-down list. The default setting is 'All'.
Gender
You can limit a search to poems written by either female or male poets.
To restrict your search to a gender, select the required term from the Gender drop-down list. The default setting is 'Female and Male Poets'.
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