POETRY

This course studies poetry as a unique genre of literature. Students will read, analyze, and write poems in a variety of forms and types to understand and appreciate poetry as an art form.  Students will learn the fundamental elements of poetry through close reading of poems, class discussion, and writing practice. Instruction and practice focus on the terminology, conventions, technical aspects and forms of poetry and the ways that poets use these elements to create meaning and effects. Poetry selections range from narrative to ballads to more sophisticated forms of poetry such as Sonnet and Villanelle.