Monday, August 28
- In class:
- Lecture on the sounds of poetry & rhyme
- Assignment:
- Read The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, "Rhyme," "Rhythm" and "Meter,"
- Share an excerpt from a song or poem that has a catchy rhythm or rhyme.
- Bring 100 Best Loved Poems to class
Wednesday, August 30
- In class:
- Discussion of metrical feet and scansion.
- "Scenario" A Tribe Called Quest
- "The Corner" by Common
- Assignment:
- In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read "Accentual-Syllabic Verse," "iamb," "trochee," "anapest," "dactyl," "phyrric," "spondee"
- Bring 100 Best Loved Poems to class.
Friday, September 1
- In class:
- In The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, read "Scansion" "Trimeter" "Tetrameter" "Pentameter"
- Scanning Exercise 3279
- Assignment:
- Perform a metrical analysis of 1-2 stanzas from a song or poem you like.
- Post in our Facebook group, along with a link to the stanzas and a summary of your findings.