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Online Class: Poetry 101: The Way We Word

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Basic Course: $18.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $43.00
This course provides an introduction to the tools of poetry: imagery, metaphor, sound, rhythm, rhyme, and form. By the end of the course, students should have a clear understanding of what makes a poem a poem, as well as a handful of new poems that they have written. Through a series of six lessons, we will hit upon the essential tools for creating a poem. Each lesson expands upon the previous lesson to show the interconnectivity of these essential tools, but each one also looks at the tool in and of itself. In the process, we will look at how these tools are used in various poems, by means of definitions, explanations, and examples. The focus is not on poetic terms, but on processes; while designed for the beginning poet, the course would also be a good brush-up for intermediate and even advanced poets. Lesson by lesson, you will then apply these tools to poems of your own creation through assignments. So that we can all learn from each other, these original poems will be posted and 'workshopped,' meaning not only will you write poems, but you will comment on others' poems. Similarly, you will receive feedback from others on your own poems. Think of the workshop aspect as one of 'constructive criticism,' a means of creative revision, of growing as a poet Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions.

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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
1.0 CEUs

Course Description

An introduction to the tools of poetry: imagery, metaphor, sound, rhythm, rhyme, and form. By the end of the course, students should have a clear understanding of what makes a poem a poem, as well as a handful of new poems that they have written.

Through a series of six lessons, we will hit upon the essential tools for creating a poem: imagery, metaphor, sound, rhythm, rhyme, and form. Each lesson expands upon the previous lesson to show the interconnectivity of these essential tools, but each one also looks at the tool in and of itself. In the process, we will look at how these tools are used in various poems, by means of definitions, explanations, and examples. The focus is not on poetic terms, but on processes; while designed for the beginning poet, the course would also be a good brush-up for intermediate and even advanced poets. Lesson by lesson, you will then apply these tools to poems of your own creation through assignments. So that we can all learn from each other, these original poems will be posted and "workshopped," meaning not only will you write poems, but you will comment on others' poems. Similarly, you will receive feedback from others on your own poems. Think of the workshop aspect as one of "constructive criticism," a means of creative revision, of growing as a poet.


The class, Poetry 101: The Way We Word aims to provide a clear notion of how imagery, metaphor, sound, rhythm, rhyme, and form combine to create a poem. Students will create original poems using the tools of poetry. They also will have the added benefits of sharing their work in a workshop environment and, hopefully, become a better poet, as well as a better reader of poetry.

With time to write original poems, post them, and respond to posts, the course should take six weeks to complete. If you take one week on each lesson and corresponding assignment, you should earn your "Certificate of Outstanding Achievement" in six weeks.

Instructor Scott Wiggerman has a B.A. in English, Grand Valley State University, 1975. M.A. in English and M.L.S., Western Michigan University, 1980. He has published "Vegetables and Other Relationships." Austin, Texas: Plain View Press, 2000. He is an editor of 5 anthologies of poetry: "di-verse-city," (1997), "di-verse-city too" (1998), "tres di-verse-city" (1999), "2001: a di-verse-city odyssey," (2001), and "anniversary di-verse-city," (2002). His individual poems have appeared in numerous publications and poetry anthologies.


This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Imagery: Where It All Begins - Without strong imagery, a poem has no foundation to work on. This lesson will look at how imagery is the essential building block of poetry.
  2. Metaphors Be With You - This lesson concentrates on the metaphor, a tool of figurative language that poets use for comparison. We will look at both good and bad (e.g., mixed) types, as well as qualities to aspire to.
  3. Sounds Good to Me! - This lesson focuses on the three major tools of sound: alliteration, assonance, and consonance.
  4. Rhythm's Gonna Getcha - This lesson looks at the variety of ways that a poem establishes its rhythm, including metrical, accentual, and free verse techniques.
  5. Rhyme Time - This lesson looks at the many ways of incorporating rhyme into poetry, particularly end-rhyme, internal rhyme, and near rhyme.
  6. Forms, Formats, and Formulas - This lesson focuses on both the layout of poems into lines and stanzas, as well as specific forms poetry may take.
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Additional Information

Course Title : Poetry 101: The Way We Word
CEU Value : 1.0 (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 4129
Course Type : Professional Development
Course URL : http://poetry101.onlineclasses.com
Course Review : Reviewed & Approved on June 6, 2002
Instructor : Scott Wiggerman
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $18.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $43.00
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This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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