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PXET2105 - POETRY I V. 1 (2 Credit Hours)

Synopsis:

This course builds upon the students’ skills in reading and appreciating poetry in English and introduces them to poems
written in various literary periods. Students will examine common literary devices and techniques used in analysing poetry,
as well as apply basic concepts of practical criticism in their interpretation of the poems. Elements of poetry such as
metaphor, imagery, rhythm, sound and language will be emphasized through the study of selected poems from the sixteenth
to the nineteenth centuries. Students will be encouraged to relate the issues raised in the poems to influential social and
political factors. As part of their continuous assessment, students are required to analyse critically several poems through a
series of written assignments.

Assessment Method : Assignment - 60%, Examination - 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Abrams, M.H. (1993). A glossary of literary terms. New York: Harcourt.
McMahan, E., Day, S. & Funk, R. (Eds.). (1993). Literature and the writing process. New York: Macmillan.
Sadler, R.K. & Hayllar, T.A.S. (1986). Appreciating poetry. South Yarra, Australia.: Macmillan.

PXET2107 - POETRY II V. I (2 Credit Hours)

Synopsis:

This course emphasizes the reading and interpretation of poetry as well as the special language of poetry. Students will learn
how to appreciate poems by various poets and learn all about the features of verse such as figurative language, rhythm and
diction. This course covers twentieth-century works.

Assessment Method : Assignment - 60%, Examination - 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Short, M.H. (1996). Exploring the language of poems, plays and prose. London: Longman.
Perrine, Laurence .(1983). Literature: structure, sound, and sense: New York: Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich.
Cuddon, J.A. (1992). Dictionary of literary terms and literary theory. London: Penguin.

PXET3105 - DRAMA I (2 Credit Hours)

Synopsis:

Selected drama texts will be studied closely, to equip students with the tools of critical analysis, and an understanding of the
social, political, cultural and intellectual context of the relevant era.

Assessment Method : Assignment - 60%, Examination - 40%

Medium of Instruction : English Language

References :

Marlowe, C. (1968). Dr. Faustus. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Shakespeare, W. (1964). King Lear. London: Methuen.
Wycherley, W. (1973). The country wife. London: Methuen
Wilde, O. (1957). The importance of being Earnest. London: Methuen.

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