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Introduction to the Analysis of Poetry

Course code

GRA6062.HT

old course code

GRA6062

Course title in Estonian

Kirjandusanalüüs: luule

Course title in English

Introduction to the Analysis of Poetry

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To give an overview of the basic principles and metalanguage of poetry analysis and to learn to use them in interpreting poetry.

Brief description of the course

The notion of poetry. Rhythm. Metre. Rhyme. Rhetorical devices. Stanzas. Linguistic and grammatical peculiarities of poetry. Poetic parodies. Free verse. Title, theme, narrator, character, perspective, tone, meaning. Analysis of individual poems.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has basic skills in poetry analysis;
- knows metalanguage;
- has ability to approach a poem from different perspectives.

Teacher

lekt Paul Rüsse

Study programmes containing that course