Approaching poetry

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Approaching poetry provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 20 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Do you want to get more out of your reading of poetry? This free course, Approaching poetry, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Approaching poetry
    • 1 Approaching poetry
    • 2 Using this course
    • 2 Using this course
    • 3 Rhythm
    • 3 Rhythm
    • 4 Alliteration
    • 4 Alliteration
    • 5 Rhyme
    • 5 Rhyme
    • 6 Poetic inversion
    • 6 Poetic inversion
    • 7 Poems that don't rhyme
    • 7 Poems that don't rhyme
    • 8 Voice
    • 8 Voice
    • 9 Line lengths and line endings
    • 9 Line lengths and line endings
    • 10 Comparing and contrasting
    • Conclusion
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Acknowledgements