ENGL-208 Contemporary Poetry
This course focuses on conventions and characteristics of contemporary poetry and poets' creative process. Students study terminology and literary concepts in order to interpret, analyze and critically evaluate poems written from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. In addition, they are introduced to critical reading strategies, literary criticism, and an expanding literary canon which includes the work of culturally diverse poets. This course is writing intensive.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Recognize literary terms, concepts, critical strategies and stylistic characters in the texts studied.
- 2. Demonstrate critical and independent thinking in the interpretation of texts.
- 3. Write analytically about literary works, using appropriate research and documentation.
- 4. Demonstrate an understanding of ways the literature studied reflects its intellectual, social, historical, and
cultural contexts.
- 5. Evaluate the power of literature to address personal values and goals and to challenge human endeavors.
- 6. Read poems effectively (silently and/or aloud) with an appreciation for the sound and rhythm of words.
- 7. Trace the development of contemporary poetry.
Course Objectives
- 1. Recognize literary terms, concepts, critical strategies and stylistic characters in the texts studied.
- 2. Demonstrate critical and independent thinking in the interpretation of texts.
- 3. Write analytically about literary works, using appropriate research and documentation.
- 4. Demonstrate an understanding of ways the literature studied reflects its intellectual, social, historical, and
cultural contexts.
- 5. Evaluate the power of literature to address personal values and goals and to challenge human endeavors.
- 6. Read poems effectively (silently and/or aloud) with an appreciation for the sound and rhythm of words.
- 7. Trace the development of contemporary poetry.