In this unit you will learn about poetic devices, poetic styles, and how to respond to poetry. One of the great joys of poetry is that it is such an individual experience. Each reader brings something unique to the experience of reading a poem. For readers who want to figure out what a poem “means”, however, this can be a frustrating reality.
The first lesson will familiarize you with poetic devices so you can identify them in writing.
What You Will Learn
By the end of the lesson you will:
• Explain how rhetorical and literary devices enhance meaning in literary texts
• Describe the language of a variety of literary texts.
