Evaluative reading of poetry of all selected periods, including some in translation. Evaluative reading and criticism of selected plays. Representative works of English Romantic literature. Comprehensive study of English grammar with emphasis on sentence analysis. Survey of the methods that poets use to create poetry.
Students also write and critique their own poems.
Students will write and critique their non-fiction pieces. Study of the various techniques for writing fiction. Students will also write and critique their own stories. Selected British prose, poetry, and drama from the 8th to the 14th century. Survey of major British authors of the 16th and 17th centuries.