Poetry Theory Flashcards
What is the rhythm of a ballad
Has its origin in song- strong rhythm and lyricism. The story is fast-moving strong and singsong, with word easy to remember and recite.
What is the content of a ballad
Usually a traditional folktale, which would have been passed down orally through the generations.
What is the metre of a ballad
It is often iambic
Metre
Syllables in a line
What is an epic
A long narrative poem
What I’d the content of an epic
Usually a heroic deed, event or person
What kind of language is used in an epic
Grand, lofty language (an admiring tone) uses a lot of figurative language
What is an allegory
A long poem focussed on narrative. It uses lots of figurative language- and extended image is used throughout
What is the content of an allegory
It often has a strong moral or religious focus- often offering advise or warning
What it a lyric
Original in song
What is the content of a lyric
It centres on events, but has a strong emotional focus
How long is a lyric
Generally short, focussed on a single theme or idea
What language is used in a lyric
Emotive language
What Is the tone of a lyric
Sincere
What is an ode
It commemorates something specific and special.
Why is an ode written
To honour a person or event
What is the intention of an ode
To admire, to praise, to pay tribute, to celebrate something/someone
What is the tone of an ode
Lofty and admiring
What language is used in an ode
Figurative and descriptive language.
What is an elegy
A song o mourning
What does an elegy do
It honours someone who has dies, or something that has gone or ceased to be
What is the tone of an elegy
Serious, respectful and mournful
What is the rhythm of an elegy
Slow and deliberate
What is the structure of a Shakespearian sonnet
14 lines
3 quatrains
A rhyming couplet
What is the rhyme scheme of a shakespearian sonnet
Abab cdcd efef gg
What does the rhyming couplet of a shakespearian sonnet to
It lends a sense of finality and decisiveness to the clinching arguement of the post. It is the major point of the poem
What is the structure of an Italian/ Petra England sonnet
It has 14 lines
An octave
A sestet
What happens between the sestet and the octave
A change in tone
What are some different changes in the Italian/ Petrarchan sonnet
Argumentative, or a problem and solution, or chaos he and answer, or from negative to positive
What is the rhyme scheme of an Italian/ Petrarchan sonnet
Abba abba
Cde cde
