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ENG 261

Introduction to Poetry

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 to 3 units
LevelLower Division
Standard

Overview

Description

Reading and discussion of selected British and American poems with attention to form and content.

Requirements

Prerequisites

ENG 102ENG 114
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 or ENG 114.

Units

LectureN/A

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

Core

CO7

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • use critical and practical concepts to analyze a range of poems and kinds of poetic form.
  • compose well-supported and coherent interpretative analyses of individual poems.
  • articulate the relationship between poems and their historical, artistic, and literary contexts.
  • demonstrate knowledge of poetic technique through expressive recitations of poems and a critical review of a poetry reading.
  • expressively read at least one poem in a public setting, demonstrating an understanding of poetic form, rhythm, theme, and shape.