ENGL20032 Poetry, Love, and Death
University of Melbourne · Level 2 · 12.5 points · Runs in 2026: Semester 2.
- No final exam: all coursework
- About 2.5 class hours a week
Is ENGL20032 hard?
ENGL20032: About average. Makes it easier: No final exam, Only 2.5 class hours a week. Makes it harder: Reviewers say it’s hard (3 reviews). The easier and harder points roughly balance out.
What you learn
A step-by-step way to read poems closely and write your own interpretations, using love and death poems.
After it you can
- Use the tools of poetic analysis
- Build an interpretation from close reading
- Write clear essays about poems
What you need first
None
How it’s assessed
Assignments 39%, Reports and essays 61%
Student reviews and ratings
Summarised from 3 students on StudentVIP (2015–2023)
- All three reviewers liked it, and you have a lot of freedom over which poems or movements you write about.
- A 2023 reviewer warned the close analysis is difficult and uses a lot of new poetry-specific terminology.
A summary of public reviews, not scored here.
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Quick answers
- When is ENGL20032 offered?
- Runs in 2026: Semester 2.
- What do I need before taking ENGL20032?
- No prerequisites.
- Does ENGL20032 have a final exam?
- No, there is no final exam. Assessment: Assignments 39%, Reports and essays 61%.
- Is ENGL20032 hard?
- From 3 student reviews on StudentVIP: All three reviewers liked it, and you have a lot of freedom over which poems or movements you write about.
- What do students say about ENGL20032?
- All three reviewers liked it, and you have a lot of freedom over which poems or movements you write about. A 2023 reviewer warned the close analysis is difficult and uses a lot of new poetry-specific terminology.
- How many class hours a week does ENGL20032 have?
- 2.5 h a week in class
- Can I take ENGL20032 as breadth?
- Yes, for: Bachelor of Biomedicine, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art), Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science.
- Can I rate ENGL20032?
- Yes. If you've taken it, rate it anonymously on this page (difficulty, workload, marking, would you recommend it) and leave a tip for next year's students. Averages show once 3 students have rated it; tips are checked before they appear.
Source: University of Melbourne Handbook 2026
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