Poetry Types and Terms Flashcards
1
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Lyric Poetry
A
-short verse stressing over emotional story
2
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Narrative Poetry
A
- verse that tells a story
- example: a ballad
3
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Epic Poetry
A
-long story in verse
4
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Canto
A
-division of a long poem, like chapter to novel
5
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English Sonnet
A
-fourteen line poem with three quatrains and a couplet
6
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Italian Sonnet
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-fourteen line poem with an octave and sestet
7
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Epigram
A
-witty poem or saying
8
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Epitaph
A
-memorial poem
9
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Enjambment
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-running over of a sentence from one line or stanza to another
10
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Refrain
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-repetition of line or phrase at regular intervals (like chorus)
