Module: Poetry: A User's Guide

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Poetry: A User's Guide
Module Code	EL109
School	67
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Jack Quin Semester 2: Jack Quin Autumn: Jack Quin
Module Teachers	Kit Fryatt Jack Quin
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Coursework Only

Description

Through the study of a range of poetry and poetries, the fundamental aspects of poetry's affective and intellectual appeal will be analysed.

Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate a fundamental knowledge of how poetry's word-music is generated
2. Show an understanding of the other dimensions of poetry's sensory appeal
3. Analyse the formal resources of poetry
4. Show a problematic understanding of the role of the poet in culture, and be alert to the power of a poetic persona
5. Respond aptly to the dynamism and range of poetry in critical language

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	21	Two lectures per week
Tutorial	4	Class discussion in smaller groups
Independent Study	100	Reading of primary texts, study of secondary materials, completion of assignment work.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Word-Music
Through reading a range of poems, students will learn how rhythm and meter shape the music of poetry

The Image
How poetry creates an image, and constructs a sense of sight. Other aspects of poetry's sensory capabilities will also be explored.

Identifying and differentiating Poetic Forms
Students will explore poetic form and sub-genre

The Poet
How poets perform, sometimes through the creation of a distinct poetic persona. A series of poets will be explored as case studies.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	Mid semester and end of semester assignments: including comparison exercises and evaluation of a case study poet.	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Greenblatt et al.: 2007, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 8th ed., W.W. Norton, New York,
Walt Whitman: 0, Leaves of Grass,
Emily Dickinson: 0, Poems of Emily Dickinson, ed Franklin, Harvard, Cambridge MA,
Ciaran Carson: 0, Collected Poems, 978-193063045
Stephen Matterson and Daryl Jones: 0, Studying Poetry, Manchester,
Stephen Matterson and Michael Hinds (eds): 2004, Rebound :The American Poetry Book, Rodopi, New York,
Randall Jarrell: 1953, Poetry and the Age, Random House, New York,
Helen MacNeil (ed.): 1986, Emily Dickinson, J.M. Dent, London,
Christopher Ricks: 1984, The Force of Poetry, Clarendon, New York and Oxford,
Michael Schmidt: 1999, The Lives of the Poets, Random House, New York,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BRE	Bachelor of Religious Education &English
SMPHSS	Single Module Programme (Hum Soc Sci)

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