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 : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 23-Oct-2021

Enrolled

1767

Registered

153

Certificate Eligible

16

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

0

Elite

4

Successfully completed

12

Participation

113

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
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses
Poetry - Toppers list

SMEHA JOHN MACHADO 66%

St Marys College (Autonomous)

AKSHYA RAMESH 63%

SREE SASTHA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1767

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 153

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

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Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

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.