This document provides references and context for a university course on analyzing English and American poetry from the Victorian period through the 20th century. It outlines the course contents, which will involve discussing poems through their elements and values, including form and prosody. Rules are provided for attendance and assignments, which will include weekly individual and group work, quizzes, and presentations. Examples of two poems, "The Eagle" by Alfred Tennyson and "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now" by A.E. Housman, are also included.