Centre for Online Education - DCE- 05: Writing Poetry
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DCE- 05: Writing Poetry at Swayam Overview
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry
at Swayam
Equips you with the tools and techniques to explore your creativity and craft impactful poems
Duration | 16 weeks |
Start from | Start Now |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry at Swayam Highlights
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry
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DCE- 05: Writing Poetry at Swayam Course details
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry
at Swayam
Who should do this course?
- Individuals who have a passion for poetry and wish to pursue writing poems as a creative outlet or as a potential career path
- Writers who are interested in expanding their repertoire and exploring different forms of creative expression, including poetry writing
- Individuals who have an appreciation for poetry and wish to deepen their engagement with the art form by learning more about the craft of poetry writing
What are the course deliverables?
- Learn about various forms of poetry, such as sonnets, haikus, free verse, and narrative poems, understanding their characteristics and structures
- Explore the power of figurative language metaphors, similes, personification, and symbolism - to create vivid imagery and evoke emotions in readers
- Gain practical experience in using various tools like imagery, figurative language, and sound devices to enhance your poetry
- Explore your unique perspective and style as a poet, finding your voice and expressing yourself through your writing
- Learn strategies for creating captivating beginnings that draw readers in and crafting impactful endings that resonate
More about this course
- DCE-05: Writing Poetry is a course designed to inspire and guide participants in the art and craft of writing poetry
- This course delves into the principles, techniques, and creative processes involved in crafting poems across various forms and styles
- Participants explore different poetic devices, experiment with language and imagery, and refine their poetic voice through writing exercises, readings, and constructive feedback
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry at Swayam Curriculum
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry
at Swayam
Week–1
Unit1: Personae
Week–2
Unit2 : Nature/landscape
Week–3
Unit 3: Sociological
Week–4
Unit 4: Romantic
Week–5
Unit 1: Where to begin, and how
Week–6
Unit 2: Development of theme
Week–7
Unit 3: Climax
Week–8
Unit 4: End of a poem
Week–9
Unit 1: Symbols
Week–10
Unit 2: Images
Week–11
Unit 3: The Use of Metaphor in Poetry
Week–12
Unit 4: Avoiding Cliches
Week–13
Unit 1: Diction
Week–14
Unit 2: Colloquialisms- their usage and abusage
Week–15
Unit 3: Metrical structures
Week–16
Unit 4: Innovations
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry at Swayam Faculty details
DCE- 05: Writing Poetry
at Swayam
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar, PhD., an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, has taught for almost two decades in a college in University of Delhi, New Delhi before joining the faculty of English, SOH, IGNOU. He has a PhD in English Literature on “Dalit Writings and Aboriginal Writings: Convergences & Divergences” and an MPhil in English Literature on “The dialectics of Australian Aboriginal Identity in Aboriginal Women’s Autobiographies” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a recipient of UGC Research Award (2016-18) during which he worked on a project on “Santali Dance-Songs of Jharkhand: Contextualizing Art & Culture’. He has also been an Associate (2018-20) at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla. He has authored four books: Santal Folk-Dance Songs: Contextualizing Art &Culture; Dalits Vs Aboriginal Australians: Convergences& Divergences; Of Dalit and Australian Aboriginal Writings & Culture; Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies: Reading Identity, Aboriginality and Belongingness; and edited one Volume: Literaria: An International Journal of New Literature across the World, special issue on Literatures of Margin, Bahri Publications: New Delhi.vol.2, no.1, Jan-Jun 2012. ISSN:2229-4600. He has published many scholarly articles in national and international journals on various subjects and issues relating to literatures of margin and presented several papers in national and International Conferences. His areas of interest include Culture St
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Important Dates
Jul 15, 2024
Course Commencement Date
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