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ENGLISH DAY3 Flashcards

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CONDITIONALS

this is used in describing situations that are always true or factual. this is also termed REAL CONDITIONAL

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ZERO CONDITIONALS

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in ZERO CONDITIONALS, the if clause should be in ______ tense and the main clause should be in ________ tense

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simple present - simple present

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CONDITIONALS

If you expose ice to sunlight, it melts.

The sentence is an example of ______ CONDITIONAL

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ZERO CONDITIONAL

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IN ZERO CONDITIONALS

If you jump, you (fall/will fall)

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fall

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CONDITIONALS

this us used in speculating situations that are possible to happen at present time or in the future. this is also termed UNREAL BUT LIKELY CONDITION

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FIRST CONDITIONALS

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in FIRST CONDITIONALS the if clause should be in _______ tense, while the main clause should be ________

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simple present - will + base form

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CONDITIONALS

If we dance the night away, we will wake up late tomorrow.

The sentence is an example of _______ conditional

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FIRST CONDITIONALS

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CONDITIONALS

If you review for the LEPT, you (pass/will pass) the exams.

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will pass

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CONDITIONALS

this is used in speculating situations that probably WON’T HAPPEN (HYPOTHETICAL/WISHFUL) at present or in the future. This is also termed as UNREAL AND UNLIKELY CONDITION

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SECOND CONDITIONALS

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in SECOND CONDITIONALS the if clause should be in _______ tense, while the main clause should be ________

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Past tense - would/could + base form

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CONDITIONALS

If I were a boy, I would understand your situation.

The sentence is an example of ______ conditionals

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SECOND CONDITIONALS

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CONDITIONALS

If Froilan were the president, he (would prioritize/will prioritize) agriculture.

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would prioritize

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CONDITIONALS

If he (were/was) to come back to my life, I would never give him another chance.

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were

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CONDITIONALS

this is used in imagining a DIFFERENT PAST. This is also termed as PAST UNREAL CONDITION

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THIRD CONDITIONALS

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in THIRD CONDITIONALS the if clause should be in _______ tense, while the main clause should be ________

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PAST PERFECT - would/could + have + past participle

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CONDITIONALS

If I had the chance to change things, I would have taken every possible opportunity.

the sentence is an example of ________ conditionals

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THIRD CONDITIONALS

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CONDITIONALS

If he had studied in college, he (would have understood/would understand) English better.

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would have understood

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

an expressed comparison between two similar things introduces by LIKE, AS, AS IF, THAN, SEEMS, OR SIMILAR TO

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SIMILE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

IT DROPPETH LIKE A GENTLE RAIN FROM HEAVEN.

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SIMILE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

an implied comparison of unlike subjects WITHOUT LIKE OR AS

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METAPHOR

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

SHE IS THE APPLE OF HIS EYES.

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METAPHOR

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

human characteristic is attributed to an inanimate thing

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PERSONIFICATION

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

TIME AS HE GROWS OLD TEACHES MANY LESSONS. (Aesop)

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PERSONIFICATION

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

deliberate UNDERSTATEMENT used to affirm by negating its opposite of the adjective

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LITOTES

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

Edgar Allan Poe is not a bad writer

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LITOTES

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

an address to the absent as is present or the inanimate as if human

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APOSTROPHE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

O Liberty! Liberty!

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APOSTROPHE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance (SIKAT) (CULTURE DEPENDENT)

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ALLUSION

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

You are the class’s Miriam Defensor Santiago.

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ALLUSION

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

an exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or poetic effect. an overstatement

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HYPERBOLE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

My eyes shed streams of tears.

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HYPERBOLE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

DISCREPANCY or disparity between what seems and what is.

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IRONY

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COMMON FORM OF IRONY

DISCREPANCY between what the speaker says and what he means; he says one thing and means the opposite

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VERBAL IRONY

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COMMON FORM OF IRONY

DISCREPANCY between expectation and result, intention and outcome, illusion and reality

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IRONY OF SITUATION

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

It was very kind of you to remind me of my humiliation.

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IRONY
(VERBAL)

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

A fire station burns down.

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IRONY
(SITUATION)

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

the writer names a part when he means the whole, or whole when he means only a part.

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SYNECDOCHE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

Your wheel is dope.

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SYNECDOCHE

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

replaces the name of thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated (word association)

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METONYMY

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

Let me give you a hand.

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METONYMY

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

The pen is mightier than the sword.

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METONYMY

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

presentation of two but seemingly contradictory ideas. non-sense but make sense

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PARADOX

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

On his fourth birthday, he will be 16 years old.

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PARADOX

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

a compact paradox, one in which TWO SUCCESSIVE WORDS apparently contradict each other.

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OXYMORON

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

The wise fool burned my taco.

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OXYMORON

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

Life is full of constant inconstancy.

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OXYMORON

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

the arrangement of words or ideas according to their degree of importance; thus, the last set appears most valuable

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CLIMAX

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

“I came, I saw, I conquered.” (Julius Caesar)

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CLIMAX

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

real apparent or ludicrous decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.

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ANTI-CLIMAX

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

He lost his family, his job, and his house plants.

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ANTI-CLIMAX

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literary work of imaginative narration

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fiction

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literary work of real-life narration or exposition based on history and facts

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non-fiction

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literary work that was written within the common flow of language in sentences and in paragraphs

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prose

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literary work expressed in verse, measure, rhythm, sound, and imaginative language

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poetry

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

time and place that the story occur

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setting

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

representations of the human beings in the story

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characters

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

sequence of events in the story

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plot

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION (plot)

sets the scene by introducing the characters and setting

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exposition

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION (plot)

establishes the conflict - as well as curiosity, uncertainty, and tension

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rising action

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

opposition of persons or conflict of the story. the basic tension, predicament, or challenge of the story

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conflict

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

leads to an affirmation, decision, action, and realization - THE PEAK OF THE STORY

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climax

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

the finishing of things right after the climax

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falling action

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

strands of plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

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Denouement

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

the end of the story

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ending

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types of plot

moves with natural sequence of events where actions are arranged sequentially

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linear plot

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types of plot

a plot where linear development of the story merges with an interruption in the chronological order to show an event that happened in the past (flashback)

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circular plot

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types of plot

a plot where the story commences in the middle part of the action

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in media res (in the middle of things)

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types of plot

an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a unnatural plot device in fiction.

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deux ex machina

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

determines the narrator of the story

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point of view

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types of point of views

the story’s character serves as a narrator and readers watch the story unfold through that character’s eyes

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first person POV

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types of point of views

narrator talks to the audience

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second person POV

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types of point of views

the narrator is someone outside the story who frequently uses pronouns, like he, she, and they to describe the characters

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third person POV

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SUBCATEGORY OF THIRD PERSON POV

the narrator knows or reveals nothing about the character’s internal thought, feelings, and motivations but sticks to the EXTERNAL FACTS OF THE STORY

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OBJECTIVE THIRD PERSON

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SUBCATEGORY OF THIRD PERSON POV

the narrator describes the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one character, usually the main character

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limited third person

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SUBCATEGORY OF THIRD PERSON POV

the narrator knows and at least partially reveals the internal thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all the characters (alam niya lahat)

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OMNISCIENT THIRD PERSON

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

the voice chosen by the author for a particular artistic purpose

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PERSONA

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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

the significant value or truth about life and its nature that takes place in the illustrations of the actions, preoccupations, and decisions of the characters
(REALITY PRESENTED IN THE STORY)

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THEME

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A patterned form of written expression of ideas in concentrated, and rhythmical terms that often contain the elements sense, structure, and sound

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poetry as genre

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TYPE OF POETRY

tells a story in VERSE

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NARRATIVE POETRY

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TYPE OF POETRY

thoughts and feelings of the speaker. intended to be sung. emotions

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LYRIC POETRY

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TYPE OF POETRY

written to be PRESENTED OR ACTED ON STAGE

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Dramatic Poetry

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KINDS OF NARRATIVE POETRY

long narrative poem about a character who embodies the values of the society. Hero

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EPIC

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KINDS OF NARRATIVE POETRY

a MEDIEVAL verse based on legends, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural

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METRICAL TALE/METRICAL ROMANCE

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KINDS OF NARRATIVE POETRY

a simple narrative poem of a story, composed in short stanzas and adapted for MELODIOUS RECITAL

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BALLAD

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TYPES OF LYRIC POETRY

expresses exultation or emotional enthusiasm. expresses lofty PRAISES of a person or event

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ODE

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TYPES OF LYRIC POETRY

deals with grief over the passing of a person or a particular way of life

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ELEGY

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TYPES OF LYRIC POETRY

consists of 14 LINES with an exact rhyme scheme

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SONNET

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SONNET

abbaabba

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Petrarchan octave

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SONNET

cdecde or cdcdcd

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Petrarchan sestet

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SONNET

abab cdcd efef gg

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Shakespearean

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TYPES OF LYRIC POETRY

intended primarily to be sung. it has a melodious quality required by the singing voice

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SONG

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TYPES OF LYRIC POETRY

the category of all those lyrical poems that do not properly belong under any of the other category

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SIMPLE LYRIC

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