BASES | Types of poems- définitions

Question 1

Ballad

Answer 1

A type of poem meant to be sung and repeated about current problems.

Question 2

Quatrain

Answer 2

A(4) B(3) A(4) B(3) + use of refrains

Question 3

Refrain

Question 4

Ode

Answer 4

long, lyric praise of sb/sthg, a dignified subject. It has a high, passionate tone and a complex structure.

Question 5

Pindaric Ode

Answer 5

3 stanzas; first two are similar

Question 6

Horatian Ode

Answer 6

All stanzas have a similar form; quiet and restrained

Question 7

Lyric

Question 8

Sonnet

Answer 8

Short, lyric poem

Question 9

Petrarchan Sonnet

Answer 9

ABBA, ABBA, CDE, CDE

Question 10

Shakespearian Sonnet

Answer 10

ABAB, CDCD, EFE, FGG

Question 11

Epigram

Answer 11

Very short, incisive poem

Question 12

Epic

Answer 12

Long, narrative poem with a serious subject and elevated tone. The narrator starts by explaining in medias res.

Question 13

Heroic poem

Answer 13

Epic focused on a heroic figure, superhuman deeds, and gods.

Question 14

In medias res

Answer 14

In the middle of the story

Question 15

Mock-Epic

Answer 15

Parody of the heroic poem by treating unimportant events or subjects. Pope was a leader in this.

Question 16

Pastoral

Answer 16

Describes the idyllic life of sheperds and expains the poet’s yearning for a peaceful, simple life. Themes of nature and life.

Question 17

Occasional poetry

Answer 17

Poems written for a specific occasion.

Question 18

Elegy or Dirge

Answer 18

Poem written about death or about someone’s death.