Course Name: Poetry

Course abstract

This course on Poetry introduces students to various forms of poetry like tale, ballad, sonnet, lyric, epic, mock epic, satire, elegy, ode, dramatic monologue, free verse, etc., primarily from British poetry historically, also including a few poets from the US and India, with a view to cultivating an imaginative leap through empathy and effective communication in students. Students will learn about different poetic techniques and linguistic devices used by poets to communicate their feelings and thoughts exactly and creatively.


Course Instructor

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Prof. S P Dhanavel

Professor S P Dhanavel received his PhD on the Poetry of A R Ammons, a 20th century American poet, from Tripura University and published numerous research papers on Ammons. He is also the author of The Indian Imagination of Girish Karnad (2000), English and Communication Skills (2009) English and Soft Skills (2010), English Language Teaching in India (2012), Communication and Soft Skills (2015), Personality Development (2018), and English and Soft Skills Vol.2 (2019). Currently, he teaches courses on Poetry, Communication, and, Literature and Life at IITMadras.
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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 19-Dec-2020

Enrolled

3242

Registered

206

Certificate Eligible

59

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

0

Elite

16

Successfully completed

43

Participation

127

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Poetry - Toppers list

ANIE GEORGE 73%

Alphonsa College Pala

KIRAN BALI 69%

GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE DEVIDHURA

A BABU RAJENDRA PRASAD 68%

AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW CAMPUS, LUCKNOW

DR S KUMARAN 68%

THIRUVALLUVAR GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, RASIPURAM

S SURESHKUMAR 67%

APA COLLEGE OF ARTS & CULTURE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 3242

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 205

Assignment Statistics



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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.