1. To be able to analyze the relationship between the 20th century and modern poetry and the historical, cultural and philosophical developments.

2. To be able to identify different types of poetry.

3. To be able to identify technical elements and figures of speech used in them.

4. To be able to analyze and interpret the major pieces of modern poetry with a critical awareness and intellectual sophistication.

5. To improve students’ ability to articulate ideas about and to respond to the poems against the backdrop of different philosophical schools.

6. To study the works of poets who were excluded from the canonical texts and anthologies and to bring to attention the literary potential of these figures by re-reading them from a new vantage point.