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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ELL205 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY 3 3 3 6

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
evaluate poetry in terms of its basic concepts like structure, style and diction and in relation to its form and content and differentiate the structure of poetry from the works written in prose.
differentiate the structure of poetry from the works written in prose.
identify a range of poetic and rhetorical devices and figures, including metaphor, simile, metonymy, personification, alliteration and paradox.
develop their skills of interpretation and awareness of the socio-political background and major artistic developments of each century.
develop a comparative and historical understanding of World poetry and how the tradition of this genre continued and challenged by each generation of poets.