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| Poetry and Language Home Ling 108: Poetry and Language An introduction to the linguistic aspects of poetry: rhyme, meter, and the large-scale organization of poetic form. The emphasis will be on English poetry, complemented by brief sketches of other traditions (e.g. Maori, Japanese, Greek, Roman, Irish). Topics to be covered include: brief review of basic concepts in phonetics and phonology; metrical forms and linguistic rhyme; phonological identity and similarity (rhyme, assonance, alliteration); larger poetic forms (the sonnet, etc.); aspects of the evolution of poetic forms. Course requirements: class participation; assigned readings and exercises; a midterm exam; and a final exam or final project.
Prerequisites: students taking this course should have some basic knowledge of
language structure (e.g. as provided by Ling 50, Introduction to Linguistics). General Education Code: None
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