This five-week course offers students a chance to explore the building blocks of poetry. Students will participate in the study of and the writing of various forms of poetry through modeling and a guided skill-building progression.

Prerequisite: None
Requirements: Online access

Topics covered: Denotation, connotation, rhythm, meter, rhyme scheme, mood, tone, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, quatrain, and more.

Poets studied: Hughes, Wylie, Thayer, Angelou, Silverstein and more.

ONLINE CLASSES:
Wednesday, November 5th - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday, November 12th - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday, November 19th - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday, November 26th - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wednesday, December 3rd - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

OFFICE HOURS (by appointment):
Friday, November 7th - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday, November 10th - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, November 12th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, November 20th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, December 2nd, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM