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Archived Version 2018 - 2019
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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, with reference to sub-genres such as the dramatic monologue, pastoral, the lyric sequence and the narrative poem. 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Activities Word-MusicThrough reading a range of poems, students will learn how rhythm and meter shape the music of poetryTouch, Taste, SmellOther aspects of poetry's sensory capbilities will be exploredThe ImageHow poetry creates an image, and constructs a sense of sight.Identifying and differentiating between Poetic GenresPastoral; dramatic Monologue; satire; epicThe PoetHow poets perform, sometimes through the creation of a distinct poetic persona.Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Paul Muldoon, Ciaran CarsonThese poets will be read to focus upon all of the themes, ideas and techniques that have been explored in the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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