Quiz # 1 Flashcards
It is a story usually presented on stage by performers
Drama
Forms of drama
Comedy tragedy melodrama and historical drama
Four main types of dramatic poetry
Dramatic monologue, soliloquy, character sketch and dialogue
Is also used in closet plays and drawing room plays
Dramatic poetry
An examples of dramatic poetry by robert browning
My last duchess
The entire poem is a monologue by an italian Duke, telling a visitor about his wife who recently passed away
My last duchess
A form of poetry that is written in verse and meant to be recited in public or acted out
Dramatic poetry
One of the oldest forms of literature
Narrative poetry
Epics like (-,-,-,-) are ancient and long narrative poem examples
The iliad, the odyssey, the epic of gilgamesh and the mahabharata
Long before the written word and the invention of mass publishing, storyteller told their stories in verse and have done so since ( at least) —
2100 B.C.
Sonnet 18 is by
William shakespeare
Lyric comes from the latin word (-) meaning of/for the lyre
Lyricus
These short poems were originally accompanied by music
Lyric poetry
In this poetry the mood is melodic and emotional
Lyric poetry
The writer uses words that express his or her state of mind, perceptions and feelings, rather than tell a story
Lyric poetry