21st 2nd QT Flashcards
a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a lyrical arrangement of words
Poetry
the basic building block of a poem is a verse known as _____
Stanza
a group of lines related to the same thought or topic
Stanzaa
a stanza with two lines
Couplet
the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry
Meter
a poetry written with a precise meter — almost always iambic pentameter — that does not rhyme
Blank Verse
A poetry that is divided into stanzas in which all or some of the lines have a rhyme word at the end
Rhymed Poetry
A poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form
Free Verse
A lengthy, narrative work of poetry. Typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past
Epics
tells a story like an epic —- “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”
Narrative Poetry
a three-line poetic form originating in Japan
Haiku
A poem that concerns the natural world, rural life, and landscapes. Persevered from Ancient Greece to Ancient Rome to the present day
Pastoral Poetry
A 14-line poem, typically concerning the topic of love
Sonnet
a poem that reflects upon death or loss
Elegies
a tribute to its subject, although the subject need not to be dead or even sentient
Ode
A five-line poem that consists of a single stanza, AABBA rhyme scheme
Limerick
Refers to the broad category of poetry that concerns feelings and emotion
Lyric Poetry
a form of narrative verse that can be either poetic or musical
Ballad
a monologue in which a character speaks to himself, expressing inner thoughts that an audience might not otherwise know
Soliloquy
A nineteen-poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, has evolved to describe obsessions and other intense subject matters
Villanelle
A mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance
Drama
The muse of Comedy
Thalia
The muse of tragedy
Melpomene
The world’s first actor and who we got the coinage “Thespian”
Thespis
A type of drama that is lighter in tone than ordinary works and provide a happy conclusion
Comedy
Type of drama that use darker themes, such as disaster, pain and death
Tragedy
An exaggerated drama, which is sensational and appeals directly to the senses of the audience
Melodrama
Dramatists not only tell their stories through acting and dialogue, but also dance and music.
Musical Drama
A story that is written about imaginary character and events
Fiction
a general term used to describe an imaginative work
Fiction
a genre that focus on crimes, usually murder
Mystery
A huge category aimed at diverting and entertaining women, elements of fantasy, love, adventure, and heroic lover
Romance
depict distant worlds and futuristic technologies
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Are tense, exciting, often sensational works with ingenious plotting. Writer’s objective is to deliver a story with sustained tension
Suspense/Thriller
Unlike mysteries, this genre is dominated by action where physical threat is a constant companion
Suspense/Thriller
Novels about life on America’s post civil war
Western
filled with fear, keeps readers turning the blood-filled pages
Horror
a literary “super genre”. sometimes called “what-if” books
Speculative Fiction
He used the term “speculative fiction” for the first time in 1947
Robert Heinlein
stories with imagined technologies that dont exist in the real world
Science Fiction
stories inspired by mythology, folklore, tales that combine imagined technologies with elements of magical realism
Sci-fi fantasy fiction
sci-fi stories about secret knowledge or hidden abilities including witchcraft
Supernatural Fiction
sci-fi stories that take place in outer space and center around conflict, romance, and adventure
Space Opera Fiction
fantasy stories that take place in an urban setting in the real world but operate under magical rules
Urban Fantasy Fiction
stories about civilization the authors deem to be perfect, ideal societies
Utopian Fiction
Stories about societies deemed problematic
Dystopian Fiction
stories that take place before and during a huge disaster that wiped out a significant portion of the wolrld population
Apocalyptic Fiction
stories that take place after an apocalyptic event
Post-apocalyptic fiction
stories that focus on true historical events but are written as if they unfolded with different outcomes
Alternate History Fiction
