Lesson 3 Flashcards
It is an artistic expression of thought and emotion in rhythmical language.
Poetry
THE QUALITIES OF POETRY
Poetry can be classified according to…
Form and Subject Content
What are the types of poem according to form?
- Narrative poems
- Lyrics poems
It tells a story and relate events.
Narrative poems
It expresses the feeling, the mood, and the personality of the poet.
Lyric poems
It is a narrative poem that are intended to be sung.
Ballads
A narrative poem that deals with deeds and heroic adventures.
Epics
A narrative poem that are lengthy and deals with the love and brave deeds of a hero like “Canterbury Tales”.
Metrical romances
Poems that can be sung.
Songs (ex. Song to Celia, Trees)
About shepherds and rural scenes.
Pastoral poems (ex. A passionate shepherd to his love, nymph’s reply to the passionate shepherd)
Poems of 14 lines. There is a definite rhyming pattern.
Sonnets (On His Blindness, William Shakespeare’s)
It is a meditative poem that expresses grief for deals with sorrow and death.
Elegy (ex. Little Boy Blue, An Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Captain, My Captain)
It is a poem that expresses exalted feelings, praise for someone or something.
Ode (ex. Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to a Grecian Urn)
What are the factors that influence appreciation of poetry?
- The teacher
- The Pupil