ENGL 362 - Intro to Writing Poetry

Unit(s): 4

An introduction to Poetry as a Genre. Students will be required to read classic examples of narrative, dramatic and lyric poetry, as well as poems from the Romantic period to present day. This course examines the development of poetry and explores issues of rhetorical structures, closed and open forms, prosody, diction and audience. Requirements will include writing assignments of both the creative and analytical varieties, as well as exams.

Prerequisite: ENGL 195 or ENGL 192 or CMPL 200
College of Arts and Sciences