| Poetry is not merely the study of joy, grief, wonder or amusement; it is all these disciplined and made accessible by the most sensitive use of the subtlest medium. How can the teaching of poetry be made inspiring interesting and influence the students to a greater extent to study and comprehend poetry? Literary texts alone cannot form the basis for teaching of a poem. Something more should be there than the simple elementary method. There are diverse opinions regarding the teaching of poetry, the complexities involved in the same and its place in the second language teaching programme. |