ENG 302 - Poetry and Poetics

Description:
Offers practice in the interpretive reading of poetry, focusing on the elements of poetry and poetic theory.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ENG 102 or equivalents.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Recognize the seven metrical feet and scan metrical poetry to determine stanza patterns, the meaning of variations, and other formal properties.
Identify the characteristics and conventions of major poetic forms.
Develop and apply criteria for evaluating poems.
Identify formal and intellectual differences in poems from different historical periods.
Identify, interpret, and analyze the use of figurative language, tone, and other literary devices in poetry.
Identify and analyze common themes among a group of related poems.