Igor Sukhikh's lecture course «Practical Poetics» provides a systemised description of the principal issues in literary theory with many original examples. It is primarily oriented at the university courses such as «Introduction to Literary Studies», «Literary Theory», «Poetics and Stylistics». The materials of this course can help high school students to get ready to the Uniform State Examination ('EGE') in literature; they can also be of use to teachers in designing creative assignments for literature classes.