Introduction to poetry

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Course Objective: To provide an introduction to the basic vocabulary of poetic reading and writing and to gain experience writing basic poetry forms.

Course Description: Students will learn the basics of poetry construction including rhyme pattern recognition, syllable counting, and rhythm as they form their own personal poetry collection and read examples from renowned poets.

$175

Course Outline:

Week 1:         Couplet: basic rhyme

                               Shel Silverstein poems

Week 2:         Quatrain: end rhyme 

                               Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

                               Denise Rogers 

Week 3:         Acrostic: theme

                               Abecedarian poetry

Week 4:         Cinquain: syllabication

                               Adelaide Crapsey 

Week 5:         Haiku

                               Matsuo Basho 

                               Natsume Soseki 

Week 6:         Limerick: rhythm

                                Edward Lear 

Week 7:         Diamante: pattern and form

                                 Iris McClellan Tiedt 

Week 8:         Bio Poem

                      Opportunity to revise

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