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 Department:    ENGL&

 Course #:    113

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    230801

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

The study of the formal strategies of poetry. Course includes written and oral analysis of selected works.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a "C" or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Humanities  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Develop reading and listening skills necessary for the appreciation of poetry
2. Develop a vocabulary of poetic terms necessary for the understanding of poetry
3. Understand more fully the language and various forms of poetry
4. Understand the various elements of poetryDevelop aesthetic awareness
5. Develop aesthetic awareness
6. Relate poetic works to our cultural heritage
7. Through readings and discussions be able to actively listen to different perspectives, cultures, and values and articulate them
8. Demonstrate the ability to apply another perspective
9. Apply rules of critical thinking to analysis of poetry

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Engage

Definition: Interact with humans and the environment informed by an understanding of equity.

Course Contents

1. Definition and criticism
2. Reading and listening
3. Evaluating poetry
4. Sound and sense
5. Figures of speech/literary devices
6. The language of poetry
7. Imagery/words
8. Rhyme/Rhythm
9. Forms
10. Translations