Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks wrote a textbook called Understanding Poetry. Warren used it in a class I took from him at Univ. of Minnesota in 1950. When I first saw it I groaned, too analytical, I thought. By the end of the course I was able to read poetry much more deeply than when I began. Of course Warren knew his trade.(posted 9107 days ago)I see that Amazon has the 4th ed. (1976) at $46.00!!! Look for a used copy.