Students will be able to 1.identify the key components and features of poetry (e.g. line, stanza, rhyme, meter, rhythm, speaker, setting, theme, tone, word choice, word order, visual imagery, and figures of speech). 2.interpret poetry through a critical analysis of its key components and features. 3.express their interpretation in speaking and writing.

Mays, Kelly J., ed. The Norton Introduction to Literature. Shorter 14th ed. New York: Norton, 2022.
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