LITR 250 - Introduction to Poetry

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23HU
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 or ENGL 200
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course enhances students’ understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of poetry as a literary form. Emphasis is placed on the nature of poetic language, including figurative language, musical devices, rhythm, meter, and form. Students practice close reading techniques on a variety of traditional and contemporary poems.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for Humanities is satisfied by LITR 250. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities; and
recognize and analyze nuance and complexity of meaning through critical reflections on text, visual images, or artifacts.

Course-specific SLOs for LITR 250 include:

Student will be able to demonstrate an ability to synthesize ideas from primary and/or secondary sources.