What is poetry?

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What is poetry? provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 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
  • Have you always wanted to try to write poetry but never quite managed to start? This free course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate the techniques behind both the traditional forms of ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 What is poetry?: an introduction
    • 1 What is poetry?: an introduction
    • 2 Forming the form
    • 2 Forming the form
    • 3 What is poetry?
    • 3 What is poetry?
    • 4 Impersonation and imagination
    • 4 Impersonation and imagination
    • 5 Poetic techniques
    • 5 Poetic techniques
    • 5.1 Lines and line-breaks
    • 5.2 Free verse
    • 5.3 Stanzas and verse
    • 5.4 Tercets
    • 5.5 Quatrains
    • 5.6 Other stanza lengths
    • 6 Rhyme
    • 6 Rhyme
    • 7 Other rhyming techniques
    • 7 Other rhyming techniques
    • 8 Stress and rhythm
    • 8 Stress and rhythm
    • 9 Metre
    • 9 Metre
    • 10 Hold that space!
    • Glossary
    • References
    • Acknowledgements