FYS 20 The Figure a Poem Makes
In this course students will study the relationship between poetry and rhetoric -- more specifically, how meter, rhyme, and stanzaic arrangement have historically worked together to create meaning and construct different types of argument. We will read poems, commentaries, analyses, and other critical material to explore the role of form in shaping and enriching consciousness. This course will also provide intensive training in academic writing at the college level, with assignments designed to build critical reading and writing skills over the course of the semester.
Prerequisite
Open only to first year frosh