critical application project (horace)
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This is an exercise for Literary Students who want to test their understanding of Horace's Ars PoeticaTRANSCRIPT
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CRITICAL APPLICATION PROJECT 1: HORACE, ARS POETICA CL 121 – Critical approaches to Literature I
Dr. Joel E. Mann Part 1: Critical poem Due date: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Point value: 50 Instructions: choose a post-‐classical poem in which you have a sustained interest. (Preferably, the poem’s aesthetic quality will have been the subject of some debate among literary critics.) Your task will be to write a critical poem of at least 500 words that estimates the poem’s quality in the terms outlined by Horace in Ars Poetica. The critical poem itself should conform to Horace’s aesthetic guidelines. Your poem will be graded according to the following rubric: Construction (10): Is the poem well constructed? Does it pay attention to meter and rhythm? Doe sit employ euphony? Above all, does it exemplify the qualities that Horace recommends in Ars Poetica? Creativity (5): Is there a creative “spark” to the poem? Does it contain something in either form or substance that sets it apart from the rest, that makes the poem uniquely your work? Interpretation (10): How well do you understand and analyze the target poem? Is your comprehension of its formal and substantive aspects merely superficial? Or do you “dig deeper” to uncover layers of meaning and complexity? Application (25): Do you correctly understand and apply the poetic principles articulated by Horace? Is it clear from your poem how the target poem “measures up” in Horation terms?
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Part 2: Critical essay Due date: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Point value: 50 Instructions: you will exchange poems with another student, chosen at random from the class. Your task will be to write a critical essay of at least 1000 words that estimates the quality of your peer’s poem in the terms outlined by Horace in Ars Poetica. Your essay will be graded according to the following rubric: Organization (10): Is the essay well organized? Does each of its parts follow naturally from what comes before and lead easily into what comes after? Does the reader always understand what topic is being discussed, what claim is being made, and why? Style (5): Does the language of your essay flow smoothly? Is it clear? Is it grammatical? Is the diction appropriate and interesting? Interpretation (10): How well do you understand and analyze the target poem? Is your comprehension of its formal and substantive aspects merely superficial? Or do you “dig deeper” to uncover layers of meaning and complexity? Application (25): Do you correctly understand and apply the poetic principles articulated by Horace? Is it clear from your poem how the target poem “measures up” in Horation terms?