VOCABULARY / ENTRIES IN PRINCETON

*Structure; 

Vocabulary from Herrnstein Smith: closure; structural vs. non-structural elements, formal vs. thematic elements; speech act; terminal modification, saturation, analogical form; paratactic structure, sequential structure; framing; coda; simultaneous composition.

POEMS IN NORTON: This week, read a selection of poems from the genre lists, including:

Pastoral
Epigram
Aubade
Nocturne
Elegy, elegy for child
Mother’s legacy
Farewell to a husband
Lover’s complaint
Woman’s complain
Defense of women
Carpe diem
Ars poetica
Epistle
Satire

We’ll discuss odes & dramatic personae when we get to Romanticism

WHAT WE’LL DO IN CLASS

1) Discuss Classical poetics and the concept of "classicism," if we didn't get to it last week.

2) Discuss major points of the reading by analyzing structure & closure in some poems using Herrnstein Smith’s terms

3) Discuss lyric, dramatic, epic, satirical & narrative poetry, and sub-genres (or kinds) including elegy, pastoral, aubade, etc.