ENG 252 - Close Reading of Poetry

Institution:

Rocky Mountain College

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Description:

Fall semester. 3 semester hours. Students are introduced to the genre of poetry. The course provides students with a foundation in the methods of detailed reading and analysis essential to an understanding of poetry and, more broadly, to the study of literature. The course addresses the basics of prosody, poetic devices such as diction, metaphor, image, tone, and major verse forms such as the sonnet, elegy, ode, ballad, dramatic monologue, and free verse. The texts reflect the continuity and variation in the history of British and American poetry and provide a sample of works from the 16th century to the present.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

rocky.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 657-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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