Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- ENSH101: Themes in Literature (AWR)
- ENSH102: Literature in Action (AWR)
- ENSH200: Foundations of Writing Literary Criticism
- ENSH201: Writing with Style
- ENSH202: Technical Communications, Written and Verbal
- ENSH203: Professional Communication Foundations
- ENSH210: How Poetry Works
- ENSH211: How Fiction Works
- ENSH212: How Drama Works
- ENSH213: How Popular Genres Work
- ENSH220: Cultural Studies
- ENSH221: Women's Writing
- ENSH222: Erotic Literature
- ENSH223: Narrative Worldmaking
- ENSH224: Literary Modernism
- ENSH230: Literature, Self and Society
- ENSH231: Literature and Psychology
- ENSH232: Literature and Myth
- ENSH233: The Bible as Literature
- ENSH240: Introduction to a Major Author
- ENSH250: British Literature to 1660
- ENSH251: British Literature 1660-1945
- ENSH252: World Literatures
- ENSH253: Canadian Literature
- ENSH254: American Literature
- ENSH255: Indigenous Literatures
- ENSH300: Practical Criticism (Majors)
- ENSH301: Practical Criticism (Honours)
- ENSH302: Copy Editing
- ENSH303: Writing for Business and the Private Sector
- ENSH304: Writing for Government and the Public Sector
- ENSH305: Visual Rhetoric for Professional Writers
- ENSH306: Communicating for the Environment
- ENSH308: Speech Communication for Public and Private Sectors
- ENSH309: Fashion Communication
- ENSH310: Speculative Fiction
- ENSH311: Crime and Detective Fiction
- ENSH312: Horror
- ENSH313: Children's Literature
- ENSH314: Young Adult Fiction
- ENSH315: Coming of Age Novels
- ENSH316: Creative Non-Fiction
- ENSH320: Special Topics in Narrative and Film
- ENSH321: Special Topics in Authors on Screen
- ENSH322: Shakespeare on Screen
- ENSH323: Special Topics in Media and Popular Culture
- ENSH324: Comics and Graphic Novels
- ENSH325: Games and Interactive Fiction
- ENSH330: Literature and the Bible
- ENSH331: Epic Imagination
- ENSH332: Special Topics in Literature, Home and Away
- ENSH333: Trans-Atlantic Literature
- ENSH334: Special Topics in Literature and Love
- ENSH335: Special Topics in Literature and Social Justice
- ENSH340: Special Topics in a Major Author
- ENSH341: Special Topics in Theories and Methods
- ENSH342: Special Topics in a Genre, Movement or Theme
- ENSH346: Old English Language and Literature
- ENSH347: Major Figures or Movements in Medieval Literature
- ENSH348: Themes in Medieval Literature
- ENSH351: Renaissance Literature
- ENSH352: Renaissance Drama
- ENSH353: Shakespeare's Histories and Tragedies
- ENSH354: Shakespeare's Comedies and Romances
- ENSH355: Milton
- ENSH359: British Literature 1660-1750
- ENSH360: British Literature 1750-1800
- ENSH364: 19th-Century British Fiction
- ENSH365: Romantic Period Poetry
- ENSH366: Victorian Period Poetry
- ENSH369: 20th-Century Poetry in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH370: 20th-Century Drama in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH371: 20th-Century Fiction in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH372: Contemporary Literature in Britain and or Ireland
- ENSH376: Literature in Canada to 1900
- ENSH377: 20th-Century Literature in Canada
- ENSH378: Contemporary Literature in Canada
- ENSH379: Critiquing Settler-Colonialism in Canadian Literature
- ENSH380: Margaret Atwood
- ENSH383: Poetry in the United States
- ENSH384: Literature in the United States to 1900
- ENSH385: Fiction in the United States 1900-1970
- ENSH386: Fiction in the United States 1970-present
- ENSH390: Comparative World Literatures after 1900
- ENSH395: Topics in Indigenous Literatures after 1900
- ENSH400: Technical Communication
- ENSH401: Web Design
- ENSH402: Topics in Professional Communication
- ENSH403: Digital Communication and Social Media
- ENSH404: Research for Professional Writers
- ENSH405: Print Media Genres and Techniques for Professional Communication
- ENSH406: Strategic Communication in Arts, Culture and Tourism Sectors
- ENSH480: Advanced Theories and Methods
- ENSH481: Advanced Special Topics Seminar
- ENSH482: Community-Engaged Learning and Public Humanities
- ENSH483: In the Archives
- ENSH484: Field School in Literary and Cultural Studies
- ENSH490: Directed Reading
- ENSH492: Directed Reading in Advanced Topics in Professional Communication
- ENSH493: Directed Reading in Advanced Topics in Literary Study
- ENSH499: Honours Graduating Essay
ENSH210
How Poetry Works
Surveys poems in English from different periods and places, in various genres and styles, with a focus on the pleasurable uses of poetic language and meaning and the core concepts and common vocabulary used to discuss poetry.
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