Note: read the instructions for Monday, which contain an assignment to be done over the weekend. Monday, August 31 Choose a poem from 100 Best Loved Poems, perform a brief metrical analysis of it (about 250 words), and post it in our Facebook Group before this class. Bring your scanned printed poems to class (if… Continue reading Week 3: Patterns of sound
Month: August 2015
Week 2: Rhythm, Meter, and Rhyme
Monday, August 24 In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read “Rhythm” and “Meter,” Bring 100 Best Loved Poems and Please Excuse this Poem to class. Post a quote, lines from a song, saying, or other rhythmically catchy phrase in our Facebook Group. Explain briefly (1-2 sentences) why you find it memorable. Wednesday, August… Continue reading Week 2: Rhythm, Meter, and Rhyme
Week 1: Poetry and Memory
Monday, August 17 Read Committed to Memory Join our Facebook Group Choose one poem and post a link to it in our Facebook Group. Avoid duplicating poems. Memorize the poem and be prepared to perform it on Wednesday, August 19. Wednesday, August 19 Poetry performances Friday, August 21 Poetry performances Read “Poetic Function of Language”… Continue reading Week 1: Poetry and Memory
Fall 2015 Startup
Welcome to the Fall 2015 season of Introduction to Poetry, produced and directed by Prof. Leonardo Flores. This course blog has served previous seasons of the course, as can be seen in the posts below, but as with shows like American Horror Story, this semester the course has been completely reinvented. This semester we will… Continue reading Fall 2015 Startup