A lyric poem is a relatively short statement in verse, usually in the first person, and deals with emotionally charged subject matter, such as unrequited love, personal loss, celebration, or even philosophical meditation. This seminar will address itself to lyric poems in English from Shakespeare to Yeats, among others. Each seminar meeting will analyze a half dozen lyrics and examine such rhetorical devices as metaphor, rhyme, and meter in an attempt to uncover the poem’s unique principle of order. The order expresses literal meaning but is also figurative and musical. The aim ultimately will be to acquire a sense of how a lyric poem means and how it discloses insight. That insight can illuminate and even counter the chaos of human experience.
Registration will open online on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 8 AM (AZ Time)
- Classes will be delivered online via the Zoom video conferencing platform. Course will be password protected and only available to enrolled students.
- All class sessions will be recorded and made available to enrolled students for a limited time to assist those who may not be able to attend the live class times.
- Enrolled students may withdraw from a course and receive a tuition refund if the request is received before the second class session.
