Moping Melancholy Mad: An Introduction to Poetry
Number of lessons: 9; compatible text for study guide: Moping Melancholy Mad: An Introduction to Poetry by Robert W. Watson (you may order the text below). Guide prepared by Robert W. Watson.
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This study guide is designed to help students to understand selected poetry they have read and to provide exercises to increase their appreciation for poetry. The student guide will lead the student to appreciate the complexity and beauty of the poetry that they will experience. However, students need to remember this very important fact: poetry is not an academic exercise that only enriches the mind; poetry is for the heart and soul. Therefore, like all good literature, students must give themselves over to the experience. This is the greatest value of poetry—enjoying another’s experience, expressed in a pleasing way.
This study guide is designed to help students to understand selected poetry they have read and to provide exercises to increase their appreciation for poetry. The student guide will lead the student to appreciate the complexity and beauty of the poetry that they will experience. However, students need to remember this very important fact: poetry is not an academic exercise that only enriches the mind; poetry is for the heart and soul. Therefore, like all good literature, students must give themselves over to the experience. This is the greatest value of poetry—enjoying another’s experience, expressed in a pleasing way.