Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

PHIL LIT > POETRY LITERATURE > Flashcards

POETRY LITERATURE Flashcards

1
Q

describes important events in life either real or imaginary

A

NARRATIVE POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

kind of poetry meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre (👀) usually short, simple and easy to understand

A

LYRIC POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

its components are:
COMEDY, MELODRAMA, TRAGEDY, FARCE AND SOCIAL POEMS

A

DRAMATIC POETRY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

extended narrative about heroic exploits, may deal with heroes and gods

A

EPIC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

what are the 2 kinds of EPIC POETRY?

A

POPULAR/ANCIENT and LITERARY/MODEM

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

kind of epic poetry that is often without a definite author

A

POPULAR OR ANCIENT

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

with definite author

A

LITERARY OR MODEM

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q
  • narrative that is written in verse
  • classified either as a ballad/metrical romance (👀)
A

METRICAL TALE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

of the NARRATIVE POETRY, considered the shortest and simplest

A

BALLADS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

TYPE OF LYRIC POETRY that are short poems intended to be sung.

A

FOLK SONGS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

lyric poem of 14 lines dealing with an emotion, a feeling or an idea

A

SONNETS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

2 types of SONNETS?

A

ITALIAN AND SHAKESPEAREAN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

lyric poem which expresses feelings of grief and melancholy, theme is DEATH

A

ELEGY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

poem of a noble feeling, expressed with dignity

A

ODE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

song praising God

A

PSALM

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

have measures of twelve (12) syllables (dodecasyllabic)

A

AWIT

17
Q

have measures of eight (8) syllables (octosyllabic)

A

CORRIDOS

18
Q
  • komos: festivity or revelry
  • light and written with the purpose of amusing
A

COMEDY

19
Q

used in musical plays with opera

A

MELODRAMA

20
Q

hero struggling mightily against dynamic forces

A

TRAGEDY

21
Q

exaggerated comedy

A

FARCE

22
Q

either purely comic or tragic and it pictures the life of today

A

SOCIAL POEMS

PHIL LIT (7 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions