The Grammar of Poetry

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At the heart of education is the idea that understanding the structure of creative language, learning to think well about creative language and learning to communicate using creative language through the expression of poetry are high priorities for a well-educated student. This course is designed to ensure that students, especially those planning on careers in the classroom, leave the university with a solid understanding of the grammatical structure of the English sentence -- and of why this structure is worth understanding and how the application of creative language is applied across content areas through the expression of poetry. Students who successfully complete the course will be able to identify and creatively use parts of speech, various types of grammatical phrases and clauses, descriptive language and will be able to construct that conforms to various structural descriptions.