An Introduction to Poetry in English – I
Unit I
Introduction to the basics of poetry
1. Definition of Poetry, Nature and Features of Poetry………..14
2. Elements of Poetry………………………………………………………33
3. Types of Poetry: Sonnet, Lyric, Ode and Ballad……………..39
Unit II
Types of poetry with texts
1. SONNET: Emma Lazarus – …………………………………………55
“The New Colossus”
2. LYRIC: Rabindranath Tagore – ……………………………………59
“Where the Mind is
Without Fear”
3. ODE: P. B. Shelley – …………………………………………………..64
“Ode to
The West Wind”
4. BALLAD: John Keats – ………………………………………………71
“La Bella Dame Sans M
erci”

An Introduction to Poetry in English – II
Unit I
Introduction to Poetry in English
1. A Brief Survey of English Poetry………………………………….77
2. A Brief Introduction to American Poetry……………………….84
3. A Brief Introduction to Indian English Poetry…………………91
4. Types of Poetry: Narrative, Elegy, Satire and
Dramatic Monologue…………………………………………………..97
Unit II
Types of Poetry with texts
1. NARRATIVE: Nissim Ezekiel -…………………………………113
“The Night of the Scor
pion”
2. ELEGY: Theodore Roethke – …………………………………….119
“Elegy For Jane”
3. SATIRE: W. H. Auden – ……………………………………………124
“Unknown Citizen”
4. DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE: Robert Browning
“My Last Duchess”……………………………………………………130