Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to the course. A general discussion on poetry will be held.

Week 2 - Theoretical

What is poetry? A discussion on poetry and what makes poetry good or bad. Poems: ‘The Eagle’; ‘Winter’ and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’.

Week 3 - Theoretical

Reading the Poem will be the subject matter of this week’s classroom activity. Poems are not only for the eyes but also for the ears. Intonation and rhythm are the essential parts of a poem. We will discuss poetry in terms of musicality. Poems: ‘The Man He Killed’; ‘Is My Team Ploughing?’ and ‘Raven’.

Week 4 - Theoretical

Denotation and Connotation: We will examine poems through plain reading then try to understand the meaning underneath. Then we will concentrate on connotative meanings of the poems. Poems: ‘There is no frigate like a book’; ‘Richard Cory’ and ‘Base Details’.

Week 5 - Theoretical

Imagery: In this particular class, we will be focusing on ‘imagery’ and its kinds, such as visual, tactile, gustatory, auditory, etc. Poems: ‘Meeting at Night’; ‘Parting at Morning’ and ‘After My Last Song’.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Figurative Language I: ‘Metaphor’, ‘Personification’ and ‘Metonymy’ will be examined. Poems: ‘Presentiment’; ‘The Sea-Gull’; ‘To His Coy Mistress’. (This class may exceed into the next.

Week 7 - Theoretical

Figurative Language II: ‘Symbol’ and ‘Allegory’ will make up the content of this meeting. Poems: ‘The Road not Taken’ and From the Holy Sonnets by John Donne, No 10 ‘Death, be not proud’.

Week 8 - Theoretical

Poem Examination on Demand

Week 9 - Theoretical

Figurative Language III: ‘Paradox’; ‘Overstatement’; ‘Understatement’ and ‘Irony’ will constitute the class. Poems: ‘My Life Closed Twice’; ‘The Rose Family’ and ‘Ozymandias’.

Week 10 - Theoretical

In this particular class ‘Allusion’ and its use in poetry and related literary texts will be examined. Poems: ‘Out, Out-’ and ‘in Just’.

Week 11 - Theoretical

Meaning and Idea in poems will be discussed. ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and ‘Ars Poetica’.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Tone in poems will be discussed. Poems: ‘Apparently with No Surprise’, ‘Since There’s No Help’; ‘The Coming of Wisdom with Time’; ‘Futility’; Dead Man’s Dump’; ‘The Mention of Your Name’ and ‘Counter-Attack’.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Tone in poems will be discussed. Poems: ‘Apparently with No Surprise’, ‘Since There’s No Help’; ‘The Coming of Wisdom with Time’; ‘Futility’; Dead Man’s Dump’; ‘The Mention of Your Name’ and ‘Counter-Attack’.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Poem Examination on Demand.