Introduction
The following is a beginner’s guide that I developed for my first-year undergraduate students in my poetry classes at Harvard.
Course Handout
Lectures
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Welcome to the Course | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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What is Poetry? | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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How to Analyze a Poem | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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Placing in Context (Step 1) | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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Observing Words (Step 2) | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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Experiencing Impressions (Step 3) | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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Marking Meter (Step 4) | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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Surveying Structure (Step 5) | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners
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