BM506001 Seminar in English Poetry A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BM506001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name イギリス詩文学演習Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）イギリスシブンガクエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Seminar in English Poetry A

Instructor ABE MASAHIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) アベ　マサヒコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages

Humanities in English Program
（Abilities and Skills）
・Comprehension of English texts in a wide range of fields on humanities

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Introduction to Poetry in English

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
• Theme: "What is poetic form?"
• Texts: Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb, and others
• Materials: Textbook introduction & appendix, handouts

lesson2• Theme: "Is Poetry Translatable? The History of the Sonnet"
• Texts: William Shakespeare, Sonnets 1, 3, 8, 12, 17, 18, 30, 73 (with translations)
• Materials: Textbook introduction, handouts

lesson3• Theme: "Poetry and Famous Quotations"
• Texts: Same as the previous session
• Materials: Textbook introduction, handouts

lesson4• Theme: "Joy in English Poetry"
• Texts: William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Ode
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 1, handouts

lesson5• Theme: "The Poet’s Perception"
• Texts:
o Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark
o John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 1, handouts

lesson6• Theme: "America and Poetry"
• Texts: Walt Whitman, Song of Myself (sections 1, 24), I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 1, handouts

lesson7• Theme: "Poetry and Silence"
• Texts:
o Seamus Heaney, Digging
o Noriko Ibaragi, Nuku (抜く)
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 3, handouts

lesson8• Theme: "White Space in Poetry – English Poetry and Oriental Aesthetics"
• Texts:
o D.H. Lawrence, Snake, Piano
o Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 3, handouts

lesson• Theme: "Am I Strange?"
• Texts: Emily Dickinson, poems 214, 241, 249, 254, 258, 280, 1129, 1763
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 3, handouts
9
lesson• Continuation of Session 9: "Am I Strange?"10
lesson11• Theme: "English Poetry as a Dialogue"
• Texts:
o John Milton, When I Consider How My Light is Spent
o Philip Larkin, Toads
o Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 4, handouts

lesson12• Theme: "Despair and Everyday Life"
• Texts: Philip Larkin, Next, Please, Mr. Bleaney, High Windows
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 4, handouts

lesson13• Theme: "Nostalgia in Poetry"
• Texts: William Butler Yeats, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, The Wild Swans at Coole
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 4, handouts

lesson14• Theme: "Poetry and Myth"
• Texts:
o T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land, Four Quartets, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
• Materials: Textbook Chapter 5, handouts

lesson15• Essay Exam (Open Book)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Masahiko ABE. Understanding English Poetry (Eishi no Wakarikata)

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Zoom

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review For preparation, please check the Course Schedule, where the relevant textbook chapters to be read before each session are listed.

For review, an assignment will be given at the end of each session, and you will be asked to respond on the spot. At the beginning of the next session, we will go over the previous assignment, so please review your own comments carefully.

Requirements

Grading Method Final (midterm)examination, Assignment
Attitude toward the class.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BM506001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	イギリス詩文学演習Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	イギリスシブンガクエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Seminar in English Poetry A
Instructor	ABE MASAHIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	アベ　マサヒコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(O1) Inte：See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics （Abilities and Skills）・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages Humanities in English Program （Abilities and Skills）・Comprehension of English texts in a wide range of fields on humanities
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Introduction to Poetry in English
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction • Theme: "What is poetic form?" • Texts: Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb, and others • Materials: Textbook introduction & appendix, handouts lesson2• Theme: "Is Poetry Translatable? The History of the Sonnet" • Texts: William Shakespeare, Sonnets 1, 3, 8, 12, 17, 18, 30, 73 (with translations) • Materials: Textbook introduction, handouts lesson3• Theme: "Poetry and Famous Quotations" • Texts: Same as the previous session • Materials: Textbook introduction, handouts lesson4• Theme: "Joy in English Poetry" • Texts: William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Ode • Materials: Textbook Chapter 1, handouts lesson5• Theme: "The Poet’s Perception" • Texts: o Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, To a Skylark o John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale • Materials: Textbook Chapter 1, handouts lesson6• Theme: "America and Poetry" • Texts: Walt Whitman, Song of Myself (sections 1, 24), I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing • Materials: Textbook Chapter 1, handouts lesson7• Theme: "Poetry and Silence" • Texts: o Seamus Heaney, Digging o Noriko Ibaragi, Nuku (抜く) • Materials: Textbook Chapter 3, handouts lesson8• Theme: "White Space in Poetry – English Poetry and Oriental Aesthetics" • Texts: o D.H. Lawrence, Snake, Piano o Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird • Materials: Textbook Chapter 3, handouts lesson• Theme: "Am I Strange?" • Texts: Emily Dickinson, poems 214, 241, 249, 254, 258, 280, 1129, 1763 • Materials: Textbook Chapter 3, handouts 9 lesson• Continuation of Session 9: "Am I Strange?"10 lesson11• Theme: "English Poetry as a Dialogue" • Texts: o John Milton, When I Consider How My Light is Spent o Philip Larkin, Toads o Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven • Materials: Textbook Chapter 4, handouts lesson12• Theme: "Despair and Everyday Life" • Texts: Philip Larkin, Next, Please, Mr. Bleaney, High Windows • Materials: Textbook Chapter 4, handouts lesson13• Theme: "Nostalgia in Poetry" • Texts: William Butler Yeats, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, The Wild Swans at Coole • Materials: Textbook Chapter 4, handouts lesson14• Theme: "Poetry and Myth" • Texts: o T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land, Four Quartets, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock • Materials: Textbook Chapter 5, handouts lesson15• Essay Exam (Open Book)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Masahiko ABE. Understanding English Poetry (Eishi no Wakarikata)
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Zoom
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	For preparation, please check the Course Schedule, where the relevant textbook chapters to be read before each session are listed. For review, an assignment will be given at the end of each session, and you will be asked to respond on the spot. At the beginning of the next session, we will go over the previous assignment, so please review your own comments carefully.
Requirements
Grading Method	Final (midterm)examination, Assignment Attitude toward the class.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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