This document provides an overview of an introductory literature course. It includes the course title, code, credit hours, and level. The document then covers the first session on poetry, including unit learning outcomes on defining and analyzing poetry and poetic forms and genres. It discusses the definitions of poetry from several poets and scholars. It also covers the differences between poetry and prose, poetic structure, forms like sonnets and free verse, and genres like dramatic, lyric and narrative poetry. The document analyzes Emily Brontë's poem "The Night Wind" and provides learning outcomes and readings for the next lecture.