Anglophone Poetry Forms and Analysis

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Course Outline

  1. Course Assessment and Study Materials
  2. Poetic Forms and Vocabulary
  3. Shakespeare and Imagist Poetry
  4. Harjo and Poetic Organization

1. Course Assessment and Study Materials

Essential Points

  • The final-semester CM and TD assessment includes a one-hour multiple-choice test on the course, notions, concepts, and vocabulary, three TD grades, an oral presentation, a one-and-a-half-hour written assignment during the semester, and a one-and-a-half-hour final assignment.

  • The January resit consists of a 20-minute oral examination on a poetry brochure, in the same format as DNL.

2. Poetic Forms and Vocabulary

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Line : a verse in a poem
  • Stanza : a group of lines in a poem
  • Couplet : a two-line stanza or poem section
  • Sonnet : a fixed poetic form
  • Free verse : uses irregular lines and no fixed rules
  • Haiku : a very short poem originating in Japan
  • Elegy : a melancholy poem that laments a person's death and ends in consolation

Essential Points

πŸ“Œ Syllabic poetry counts syllables, whereas accentual poetry organizes rhythm through stresses.

Memory Hook

S-C-Q: sonnet, couplet, quatrain

3. Shakespeare and Imagist Poetry

Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. Which component belongs to the January resit assessment?

2. Which description correctly distinguishes the CM and TD assessments in the final semester?

3. What is a line in a poem?

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What components are included in the final-semester CM and TD assessment?

A one-hour MCQ test, three TD grades, an oral presentation, a 1.5-hour written assignment during semester, and a 1.5-hour final assignment.

What does the January resit examination consist of?

A 20-minute oral exam on a poetry brochure in DNL format.

What is a line in a poem?

A line is a verse in a poem.

How does syllabic poetry differ from accentual poetry?

Syllabic poetry counts syllables, while accentual poetry organizes rhythm through stresses.

Poetry line label

A verse in a poem

Poetry stanza label

A group of lines in a poem

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