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Novel
1605
Cervantes
Don quixote
Spain
Drama
524 B.C.
Sophocles
Oedipus
Greece
Poem
800 B.C
Homer
Iliad
Greece
Short Story
Bandello
Italy
Requirements of Poetry
Lines (minor) Stanzas (major) Rhythm Beauty Figurative Language
Definition of Poetry (EAP)
Rhythmic creation of beauty
Definition of Inspiration (EAP)
Death of a beautiful woman
Definition of a song
A short poem set to music
Categories of a poem/song
Lyrical or Narrative
Ballad
A slow, sentimental song
Elegy
A poem that “mourns” the death of an individual
Epic
A long, narrative poem that celebrates the achievement of a national hero
Dramatic Monologue
A poem whereby 1 person speaks to the audience
Ode
A tribute written in a very serious style
Sonnet
A 14 line poem
Light verse
A poem meant to purely entertain
Parody
A humorous imitation of a work of art
Prose
All forms of writing or speaking that do not have a regular or rhythmic pattern
Verse
A form of poetry whereby the writing or speaking does have a rhythm or a regular beat