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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Poetry: A User's Guide
Module Code EL109 (ITS) / LIT1022 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School English
Module Co-ordinatorJack Quin
Module TeachersKit Fryatt, Michael Hinds
NFQ level 6 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
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



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture21Two lectures per week
Tutorial4Class discussion in smaller groups
Independent Study100Reading 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 Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
EssayMid 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:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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

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