Books like An introduction to poetry

An introduction to poetry by X. J. Kennedy reads as academic, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The anatomy of poetry

Marjorie Boulton · 1953

Both explore literary analysis

70% genome match

Perrine's literature, Structure, sound and sense--Eighth edition

Thomas R. Arp · 2001

Both explore literary analysis

64% genome match

Literature--reading fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay

Robert DiYanni · 1986

Both explore literary analysis

64% genome match

Literature--Structure, Sound, and Sense--Sixth Edition

Laurnce Perrine · 1993

Both explore literary analysis

64% genome match

The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature--Eighth Edition

Michael Meyer · 2009

Both explore literary analysis

64% genome match

How does a poem mean?

John Ciardi · 1959

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

Story and structure

Laurence Perrine · 1959

Both explore literary analysis

55% genome match

Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces

Burton Beers · 1991

Both explore literary analysis

66% genome match

How to read literature like a professor

Thomas C. Foster · 2002

Both explore literary analysis

65% genome match

The worldly philosophers

Robert L. Heilbroner · 1953

Both explore history

63% genome match

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

Both explore history

60% genome match

Understanding fiction

Cleanth Brooks · 1943

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match