Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to basic concepts of prosody relevant to the study of literature, particularly literatures in English; also to develop the student’s sense of rhythm and poetry or drama reading and reciting; to train the students to recognize basic tropes and rhetorical figures in various literary and other texts.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Rhythm and meter.
• Prosody and metrical schemes.
• Iambic pentameter and other verse forms
• Sonnet, ballad and other poetic forms.
• Rhyme and other sound effects.
• Metaphor and other tropes.
• Rhetorical figures.
• Reading poetry in dramatic scenes aloud.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures,
• In-class discussions,
• Short writing assignments.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
• analyze rhythm and meter of a poem or a drama excerpt,
• deal with standard forms of verse and poetic forms,
• identify tropes and figures in poetry, drama and prose texts,
• perform close reading of shorter texts.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
• Developing the sense of aesthetic.
• Distinguishing between literary and non-literary texts.
Readings
• Abrams, M. H and Greenblatt, S. (Eds.). 2012: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Ninth Edition, New York, W. W. Norton, Vols. 1 & 2.
• Kennedy, X. J. and Gioia, D. (Eds.). 2009: An Introduction to Poetry, Longman.
• Connor, U. 2008. Contrastive rhetoric: reaching to intercultural rhetoric, John Benjamins.
Prerequisits
Attendance of 80% and regular completion of coursework are required for taking the exam.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • written exam, 60%
• oral exam 20%
• coursework.20%
