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<p>This unit is a study of a wide range of historical to contemporary poetry in the English language, focusing on poetic style, form, genre, and literary history. The unit addresses the theory and practice of using poetic techniques, such as symbolism, imagery and figurative language, rhyme, metre and special verse forms. Topics and genres may include traditional and literary ballad, special verse forms (such as the sonnet, villanelle, haiku or verse-novel), free verse, and contemporary spoken word poetry. The unit is designed to develop skills and confidence in understanding and critiquing poetry, and should be of value to creative writers or anyone working closely with language. Students will be introduced to a wide range of poetic texts and encouraged to explore and study their own texts in the context of poetic traditions and genres, as well as to engage directly with the writing of poetic texts in tutorial/workshop mode and/or for assessment.</p>
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<p>•This unit is a study of a wide range of historical to contemporary poetry in the English language, focusing on poetic style, form, genre, and practices in context, from oral storytelling to literary coteries to Slam events. The unit addresses the theory and practice of using poetic techniques, such as symbolism, imagery and figurative language, rhyme, metre and special verse forms. It explores the relationship between poet, ‘speaker’ and readers/audiences, and the ways in which meaning can be created ‘between the lines’ of a text. It will encourage imaginative and approaches to using and interpreting language in texts, which are strikingly and effectively demonstrated though poetry, but which can be applied across genres, and which permeate almost every aspect of language and culture.<br>
•traditional ballads, their functions in society, development of the literary ballad, and their links to other cultural forms<br>
•the study and appreciation of specific techniques used in poetic writing (rhyme, rhythm, metre, line and stanza structures) and figurative language (e.g. imagery, metaphor, symbolism and ‘sound effects’), and how these underpin a poem’s tone and effect<br>
•verse forms (such as the sonnet, limerick, or haiku) with specific rules beyond those of form, demonstrating the ways in which poet and readers work within understood traditions<br>
•free verse, both historically as a revolution in poetic form and technically as a way of writing poetry, and the related categories of surreal, experimental, and visual poetry<br>
•contemporary spoken word poetry: ‘live’, Slam events, and in digital media.</p>
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<p>This unit is a study of a wide range of historical to contemporary poetry in the English language, focusing on poetic style, form, genre, and literary history. The unit addresses the theory and practice of using poetic techniques, such as symbolism, imagery and figurative language, rhyme, metre and special verse forms. Topics and genres may include traditional and literary ballad, special verse forms (such as the sonnet, villanelle, haiku or verse-novel), free verse, and contemporary spoken word poetry. The unit is designed to develop skills and confidence in understanding and critiquing poetry, and should be of value to creative writers or anyone working closely with language. Students will be introduced to a wide range of poetic texts and encouraged to explore and study their own texts in the context of poetic traditions and genres, as well as to engage directly with the writing of poetic texts in tutorial/workshop mode and/or for assessment.</p>
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<p>•This unit is a study of a wide range of historical to contemporary poetry in the English language, focusing on poetic style, form, genre, and practices in context, from oral storytelling to literary coteries to Slam events. The unit addresses the theory and practice of using poetic techniques, such as symbolism, imagery and figurative language, rhyme, metre and special verse forms. It explores the relationship between poet, ‘speaker’ and readers/audiences, and the ways in which meaning can be created ‘between the lines’ of a text. It will encourage imaginative and approaches to using and interpreting language in texts, which are strikingly and effectively demonstrated though poetry, but which can be applied across genres, and which permeate almost every aspect of language and culture.<br> •traditional ballads, their functions in society, development of the literary ballad, and their links to other cultural forms<br> •the study and appreciation of specific techniques used in poetic writing (rhyme, rhythm, metre, line and stanza structures) and figurative language (e.g. imagery, metaphor, symbolism and ‘sound effects’), and how these underpin a poem’s tone and effect<br> •verse forms (such as the sonnet, limerick, or haiku) with specific rules beyond those of form, demonstrating the ways in which poet and readers work within understood traditions<br> •free verse, both historically as a revolution in poetic form and technically as a way of writing poetry, and the related categories of surreal, experimental, and visual poetry<br> •contemporary spoken word poetry: ‘live’, Slam events, and in digital media.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/batcc2005">091523 - Literature</a>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed 1 of "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=BATCC3005" target="_blank">BATCC3005</a>" / "LITCI1101" / "LITCI2203" / "LITCI3203" / "LITCR2106"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Recognise the key historical developments of poetry in English.</p>
K2
<p>Identify the effects of the key features of several poetic forms.</p>
K3
<p>Explain the key differences between prose and poetry</p>
K4
<p>Define, explain and practice the use of key literary terms and techniques in both reading and writing poetry.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate the significance and effects of poetic elements in specific texts, including metre, rhyme, sound effects, figurative language and diction.</p>
S2
<p>Compare important elements of form and style, within a holistic/contextual reading of a text.</p>
S3
<p>Produce individual works using poetic forms and techniques.</p>
S4
<p>Practice self and/or peer review and reflective processes in drafting and revising drafts.</p>
A1
<p>Identify and explain specific elements or effects as contributing to an overall reading of a poem, rather than as separate phenomena.</p>
A2
<p>Recognise and describe some of the formal properties of poems.</p>
A3
<p>Construct and develop a clear and coherent argument in written form, using evidence from both primary texts and critical sources.</p>
A4
<p>Research and analyse a poem or comparison of two or more poems.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Folio of four reports. In each report, students will submit the poem they wrote in that section of the unit and will reflect on the ways the critical and poetic material read in that section shaped the written poem.</p>
<p>Folio of Four Reflections</p>
<p>30 - 40%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A4
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<p>Research and discuss one real world project where poetry is being used as an intervention with social, political and cultural uses.</p>
<p>Report</p>
<p>15 - 20%</p>
K2, K4, S2, A3
3
<p>Research essay comparing, analysing and evaluating set poems in relation to a specific genre and/or theoretical framework and/or use of specific poetic techniques and devices</p>
<p>Research essay</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S4, A1, A2
4
<p>Write a reflection detailing and evaluating your own active participation in this unit across the semester.</p>
<p>Reflection on Active Participation</p>
<p>5-10%</p>
S4, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
FedTASK
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/batcc2005">091523 - Literature</a>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
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