Introduction to Poetry: English. 5112.43.

A course putting emphasis on the enjoyment of poetry is presented. It includes an introduction to poetic language and a study of various types of poetry, such as the lyric and the narrative. Performance objectives include: (1) The student will write an original, personal definition of the form of poetry; (2) The student will define a list of terms germane to poetry; (3) The student will identify figures of speech as to type; and (4) The student will write one or more original examples of the figures of speech studied in class. Course content covers authors and poems representing major American and British writers from the romantic period, the transitional period, and the modern era. Black poets are included. (CK)