Lyric Poetry Flashcards

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inscription; a short and funny poem of few lines

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Epigram

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song of 14 lines; eternal theme (love, death, life)

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Sonnet

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from the word “Lyre”

complains mostly about suffering from love lost; emphasizes the portrayal of feelings and emotions

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LYRIC POETRY

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5 line poem whose rhyme scheme is aabba; everyday affairs (marriages, love)

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Limerick

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arranges words in it to represent the image it speaks of

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Concrete Poetry

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idealizes objects, ideas, qualities; poetry of praise or tribute

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Ode

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main theme is death

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Elegy

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traditional japanese poetic form with three lines of 5-7-5

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Haiku

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