Poems vs The Hunting of the Snark: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's poetry, English poetry, Poetry
Poems
Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.…
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The Hunting of the Snark
A nonsense poem recounting the adventures of the Bellman and his crew and their challenges hunting a Snark.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Hunting of the Snark highest: The Hunting of the Snark 4.0 · Poems 3.7.
- The Hunting of the Snark is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 12 for Poems.
- The Hunting of the Snark has the widest readership — 7098 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Poems | The Hunting of the Snark | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (45) | 4.0 (7098) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (29) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (57) |
Reception
| Poems | The Hunting of the Snark | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45 | 7098 |
| Editions | 110 | 255 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 133 | 6161 |
| Pages | 666 | 90 |