Syntax and Style in English Poetry (U00346)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-SSEP-EL

Close stylistic study of a range of selected English poems, mainly from the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the role of syntax in poetic form, and exploring grammetric and other textual aspects of the use of syntax in poems. Consideration will be given to the different claims of formal and contextual stylistics, and to issues of interpretation and evaluation.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : English Language 2 (EN0003)

? Prohibited combinations : This course may not be taken by students who have taken the course it replaces.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will have:
- a basic grasp of the relevance of stylisitcs to the evaluation of poetry;
- an understanding of the claims of contextual and (especially) formal stylistics;
- an awareness of relations in poems involving syntax and linear/metrical form;
- an ability to explore, in appropriate terms, the linguistic and textual structure of poems;
- developed their knowledge of relevant grammatical structures in English.