EL 207

Now that Brit Lit is near its end, I am going mad bonkers because my head is spinning around all the terms, dates, authors, and movements I need to know for the final. I feel the EL 207 was a class that however stressful was overall enlightening. Prior to this class I regarded British Literature as being limited to Shakespeare, Donne, Pope, Marlowe, and Gray (obviously limited in my exposure). <span style="font-style: italic;">Beowulf</span> was always the name of a movie, never a literary work, and Queen Elizabeth was all her name said- Queen Elizabeth. I never expected this course to test me as much as it did not only in my comprehension of the works but how I wrote about them. Writing papers has never been a strong suit for me, and I sure as heck didn't know what an 'enthymeme' is; for goodness sakes I can barely say it. But now that I can use it for the most part, I feel more confident both in my writing and my literary analysis and being able to draw conclusions instead of taking the text for its literal meaning. I love being and English major because I am exposed to so many works that I otherwise would never have given a chance or even heard of. But now my ever expanding library just collected a few more great works of art and now I can brag that I have not only read them, but I even understand them! :)