ENGL 205 The Art of Poetry (Not offered 1999-2000; to be offered 2000-2001)

This course will explore the nature of poetic expression and the sources of those special literary pleasures which distinguish the poetic from the prosaic through a study of types and forms, metaphor, meter, tone of voice, tactics of revision, comparisons of several poems on the same subject, and problems of critical evaluation. Requirements: three papers and a series of short exercises. Prerequisite: a 100-level English course, except 150 (formerly 103).