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Introduction to Poetry

...and we have reached the end. Unless my Army transcript doesn't have my American Lit CLEP on it, in which case I'll quickly swing back around and complete Shmoop's American Lit (I expect it'll be much like British Lit, so... not really looking forward to that) before my month's subscription expires. But we're here to talk about poetry!

This one was weird. The units were a mix between really rather easy and hellishly long and difficult. There are lots and lots of terms that you'll, uh, have to come to terms with. I highly suggest you make yourself a reference sheet, because if you try to keep all the tabs open, you'll have far too many open to actually know what each tab is open for. It's a little grueling, but I got it done in a day. I've had poetry classes before, however, so I was familiar with most of the terms, after I knocked the dust off that part of my brain. If you're completely new to reading poetry, take the time you need to absorb the concepts. Don't try to rush it.

Overall difficulty: 8/10 Overall tedium: 7/10

Thank you, and goodnight. You've been a great crowd