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Novel

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1605
Cervantes
Don quixote
Spain

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Drama

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524 B.C.
Sophocles
Oedipus
Greece

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Poem

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800 B.C
Homer
Iliad
Greece

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Short Story

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Bandello

Italy

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Requirements of Poetry

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Lines (minor)
Stanzas (major)
Rhythm 
Beauty
Figurative Language
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Definition of Poetry (EAP)

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Rhythmic creation of beauty

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Definition of Inspiration (EAP)

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Death of a beautiful woman

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Definition of a song

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A short poem set to music

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Categories of a poem/song

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Lyrical or Narrative

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Ballad

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A slow, sentimental song

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Elegy

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A poem that “mourns” the death of an individual

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Epic

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A long, narrative poem that celebrates the achievement of a national hero

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Dramatic Monologue

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A poem whereby 1 person speaks to the audience

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Ode

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A tribute written in a very serious style

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Sonnet

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A 14 line poem

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Light verse

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A poem meant to purely entertain

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Parody

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A humorous imitation of a work of art

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Prose

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All forms of writing or speaking that do not have a regular or rhythmic pattern

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Verse

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A form of poetry whereby the writing or speaking does have a rhythm or a regular beat