Verse: An Introduction to Prosody (Wiley Desktop Editions) is a seminal introduction to prosody for students learning to read or write poetry, ranging from secondary to graduate school. The book delves into various aspects of poetic meter, including iambic pentameter and other kinds of metrical verse, scansion techniques, rhythm, rhyme, free verse, song, and advanced topics such as poetic meter, linguistic approaches to verse, and the computer scansion of metrical poetry. Written in a clear and engaging style by Charles O. Hartman, a poet and teacher with over 30 years of experience teaching prosody, this comprehensive guide is supplemented by a user-friendly website offering student exercises and additional resources.