ENG 244 - Introduction to Literature - Poetry

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course develops standards for critical evaluation to increase the understanding and appreciation of poetry. Students read and analyze poetry and its forms from early to modern times.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 580 Digital SAT-Reading and Writing, 29 SAT-Writing and Language or 276 NGA-Writing.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: ENG 102 and college-level reading.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

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Course Competencies

Identify elements of poetry.
Evaluate elements of poetry.
Explore poetry’s ability to express human emotion.
Utilize the technical vocabulary necessary for understanding poetry.
Examine multiple interpretive possibilities of poetry.
Relate a poem to its cultural-historical context.
Examine poetic movements.
Explore critical trends, problems and themes in poetry.
Develop an appreciation for poetry as a literary form.