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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY

B.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

DISCIPLINE CORE

B21EG02DC
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY GENRES I: POETRY AND DRAMA

CREDITS: 6

Course Objectives

1. Identify different forms of poetry and drama.

2. To be aware of the different aspects of poetry as a literary genre.

3. To analyse and appreciate drama.
4. To enhance the level of literary and aesthetic experience of the
learners and to help them respond critically and creatively.

Course Outcome

At the end of the course learners will be able to,

1. Understand and appreciate poetry and drama as literary art
forms.
2. Appreciate the diverse poetic devices and strategies employed
by poets.
3. Read a poem critically and analyse and appreciate its contents.

4. Identify the different forms and types of poetry.

5. Read and analyse poetry and drama critically using different critical tools.
6. Understand the verbal and visual language of drama.

7. Critically comment on and engage creatively in producing/performing drama

COURSE DETAILS

BLOCK 1: BRITISH POETRY I

UNIT 1 Understanding Poetry: How to Read a Poem?
UNIT 2 Types of Poetry, Poetic Diction, Devices and Metre

UNIT 3 William Shakespeare “Sonnet 116”
UNIT 4 John Donne “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning

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