ENGL 91A
Introduction to Poetry
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement. Recommended for instructional credential candidates. Study of critical issues (metrics, diction, figurative language, symbolism, irony and ambiguity, form and structure) and aesthetic issues, including evaluative criteria, followed by close critical analysis of selection of representative poems. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2022 - This class was a rollercoaster for me. As previous reviews have noted, there are really no assignments other than the midterm, the essay, and the final. The midterm was difficult. We were asked to write an analytical essay on a poem we have never seen within 1.5 hours. We never went over writing analytical essays, so all the students kind of went in bad. I came out of the exam not very confident and was extremely surprised when I had received a A+. A few weeks later in week 9, a 6-8 page paper on a poem was due. I was super proud and confident that I did well - I got a C. At this point, this class became frustrating as we weren't being graded on what we were learning. In lecture, we went over poems in a seminar style - not once going over any techniques. Going into the final, I was scared. We were asked to basically memorize 100 pages on poetry and asnwer questions on them on top of writing 2 essays within the three hours. After the final, I was convinced I had failed. This class that I was acing through 9 weeks felt like it just suplexed me and my GPA into the ground. A class that required little no no effort that was going to give me a C really pissed me off. I check myUCLA during spring break and my official grade is marked as an A. Professor never told us about any curve or the grade distribution. I still don't even know my final. I have to reccomend this class as an GE becuase it is by all definitions an easy A, but a surprsing one, if that makes sense.
Winter 2022 - This class was a rollercoaster for me. As previous reviews have noted, there are really no assignments other than the midterm, the essay, and the final. The midterm was difficult. We were asked to write an analytical essay on a poem we have never seen within 1.5 hours. We never went over writing analytical essays, so all the students kind of went in bad. I came out of the exam not very confident and was extremely surprised when I had received a A+. A few weeks later in week 9, a 6-8 page paper on a poem was due. I was super proud and confident that I did well - I got a C. At this point, this class became frustrating as we weren't being graded on what we were learning. In lecture, we went over poems in a seminar style - not once going over any techniques. Going into the final, I was scared. We were asked to basically memorize 100 pages on poetry and asnwer questions on them on top of writing 2 essays within the three hours. After the final, I was convinced I had failed. This class that I was acing through 9 weeks felt like it just suplexed me and my GPA into the ground. A class that required little no no effort that was going to give me a C really pissed me off. I check myUCLA during spring break and my official grade is marked as an A. Professor never told us about any curve or the grade distribution. I still don't even know my final. I have to reccomend this class as an GE becuase it is by all definitions an easy A, but a surprsing one, if that makes sense.
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