LG#3 : Major Literary Genres and 21st Century Literary Genres - Poetry & Drama : Major Literary Genres (1st Grading Period) Flashcards
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- Imaginative and Rhythmic Language.
- To express ideas, evoke emotions, and tell a story.
- Complex emotions and ideas; Accessible and Creative way.
- From Traditional Rhyme Schemes to Free Verse.
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Poetry
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Types of Poetry
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- Narrative
- Lyric
- Dramatic
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- Poetry; Tells a story.
- Plot with characters, setting, and climax.
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Narrative (Narrative Poetry)
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- Poetry; Expresses personal emotions or thoughts.
- Rhyme and Meter; Song.
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Lyric (Lyric Poetry)
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- Poetry; Performed in a Play or Theatrical Setting.
- Elements; Dialogue, Monologue, Characterization.
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Dramatic (Dramatic Poetry)
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Types of Narrative Poetry
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- Epic
- Ballad
- Metric Tale
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- Long Narrative Poem; Celebrates the Deeds of a Legendary Hero.
- Values of a Particular Society.
- Epic Journey or Quest.
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Epic
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- Song; Tells a Story - Repeated Chorus or Refrain.
- Slow Rhythmic Structure; Simple and Emotional Language.
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Ballad
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- Story; Verse, Stanzas, or Lines of Poetry.
- Ancient Form of Storytelling; Traditional folklore, fables, and myths.
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Metric Tale
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Elements of Poetry
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- Imagery
- Meter
- Rhythm
- Rhyme Schemes
- Stanza
- Tone
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- One of the Most Important Elements of Poetry.
- Used by the Poet for the Readers; To create images and understand the poem.
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Imagery
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- Poem; Made up of Blocks of Lines: Convey a thought.
- Blocks; structure of syllables, follows a rhythm: Meter or Mterical Form of Poetry.
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Meter
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- ## It refers to the beat of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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Rhythm
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- Pattern of Rhymes in a Poem.
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Rhyme Scheme
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- A group of lines from a unit of poetry.
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Stanza
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- The attitude of the writer towards a subject.
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Tone
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The Content, Structure, and Purpose of Poetry
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- Content; Subjects or Themes explored - Reflecting the Poet’s perspective and emotions.
- Structure; Layout of lines, stanzas, rhythm, rhyme scheme, and overall flow.
- Purpose; To express and evoke deep emotions, thoughts, and ideas - Creative language and artistic expression.
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- Literary genre; incorporates action.
- Mode of representation; Dialogue and Performance.
- Written for theater, television, radio, and film.
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Drama
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Types of Drama
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- Comedy
- Tragedy
- Melodrama
- Musical Drama
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- Drama; Light in Tone.
- Intention; Making the Audience Laugh.
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Comedy
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- Drama; Darker Themes.
- Disasters, Pain, and Death.
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Tragedy
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- Drama; Exaggerated Drama.
- Characters; acted exaggeratedly with exciting events.
- Appeal to the audience.
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Melodrama
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- Actors; do not just tell the story through a series of dialogue.
- Also through dance and music.
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Musical Drama
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Elements of Drama
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- Plot
- Characters
- Theme
- Dialogue
- Spectacle
- Performace
- Stage Directions
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- In Drama, it refers to the basic storyline of the play.
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Plot
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- In Drama, the people are portrayed as a person from the play; Any idea that needs to be played out by someone.
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Characters
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- In Drama, it refers to the actual meaning of the play.
- It is the main idea or the lesson to be learned from the play.
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Theme
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- In Drama, it refers to the words written or spoken by the actors or characters in the play.
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Dialogue
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- In Drama, it refers to the visual effects of the play.
- Costumes, sets, effects, and everything the audience sees as they watch the play.
- Makes the performance more entertaining.
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Spectacle
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The Content, Structure, and Purpose of Drama
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- Content; Conflicts, emotions, relationships, and values to engage the audience.
- Structure; Storyline - exposition, rising action, climax, resolution. Uses - dialogue, monologue, and stage directions.
- Purpose; To entertain, enlighten, evoke emotional response, address social issues, challenge norms, and offer different perspectives.
