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Approaching poetry

Offered By: The Open University via OpenLearn

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Poetry Courses

Course Description

Overview

Do you want to get more out of your reading of poetry? This free course, Approaching poetry, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You will learn about rhythm, alliteration, rhyme, poetic inversion, voice and line lengths and endings. You will examine poems that do not rhyme and learn how to compare and contrast poetry.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Approaching poetry
  • 1 Approaching poetry
  • 2 Using this course
  • 2 Using this course
  • 3 Rhythm
  • 3 Rhythm
  • 4 Alliteration
  • 4 Alliteration
  • 5 Rhyme
  • 5 Rhyme
  • 6 Poetic inversion
  • 6 Poetic inversion
  • 7 Poems that don't rhyme
  • 7 Poems that don't rhyme
  • 8 Voice
  • 8 Voice
  • 9 Line lengths and line endings
  • 9 Line lengths and line endings
  • 10 Comparing and contrasting
  • 10 Comparing and contrasting
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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