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Poetry
form of art
Poetry
deals with ideas, emotions, values, and attitudes
Poetry
language of intense awareness, and therefore, of heightened emotion
Poetry
creates its total effect and meaning through imagery, figures of speech, form and structure
Poetry
may be a closed (fixed) form or an open (free) form
Denotation
dictionary meaning
connotation
implied meaning
Lyric Poems
short and highly musical
Lyric Poems
expressing feelings and observations of a single person about a particular subject
Narrative Poems
stories in poems form
Narrative Poems
includes the different elements of a short story in verse
Dramatic Poems
narrative poems which can be found in plays written in verse
Dramatic Poems
the spoken dialogues spoken are from the point of view of a persona
Ode
a long serious poem, mostly about nature, object of attraction, or aimed at adoring someone or something
Shakespearean Sonnet
a poem comprising 14 lines falling into 3 quatrains that reflect about an issue followed by a couplet or heroic couplet
quatrains
4 lines
Couplet
2 Lines
Shakespearean Sonnet
has a fixed rhyme scheme
Shakespearean Sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Shakespearean Sonnet
Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
A poem of 14 lines, divided into 2 subgroups: an octave and a sestet
octave of Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
ABBA ABBA
Sestet of Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
CDE CDE or CDC CDC.
Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
Elegy
poem which deals with death and mourning as its theme, and the thoughts and feelings are expressed in a contemplative rather than exalted mood
Song
a poem that needs to be sung. It expresses that poet’s hopes, joys, fears, loves sorrows, and ideals
Occasional Poetry
written on a specific occasion, meant for a performance, accompanied by instruments
Persona Poem
The Speaker =/= The Poet
Persona Poem
This character addresses specific listener/s.
Persona Poem
The subject of the monologue is self-revelation
Epic
usually long narrative poems that talk about the heroic and extraordinary doings of legendary men and women significant to a culture or nation.
Ballad
narrative poems that are set to music and usually played by a stringed instrument and sang by “minstrels” during festivals in medieval Europe
Ballad
typically composed of four –line stanzas that follow an ABCB/ABAB rhyme scheme
Metrical Romances
doesn’t necessarily rhyme, deals with the themes of love, rites of passage, chivalry, adventure and interpersonal relationships
Metrical Romances
defining feature of is the hero character, a courageous man with excellent moral character. Knights, fair maidens and epic journeys
Soliloquy
a popular literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character
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