Lyric-epic genre Flashcards by Adela Erbertová | Brainscape

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What is the lyric-epic genre?

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Lyric form is combined with epic form of a plot

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Ballad

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-sentimental, romantic song
-narrated composition in rhythmic scheme
-suitable for singing
-tells a story
-balladist -> person who composes ballads

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Idyll

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-short poem/prose describing simple, peaceful pastoral life -> shepherds and countryside

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Limerick

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-humerous
-5 lines which rhyme
-amateur poetry

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Clerihew poem

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-4 lines (AABB)
-it’s about a person

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