Types of Poetry Flashcards
A piece of art that is known to be an outlet
for self-expression and for conveying
meaning.
Poetry
Types of poetry
Lyric Poetry, Narrative Poetry, and Dramatic Poetry
A type of poetry that is usually short and is
written in stanzas ; This poem expresses strong emotions or feelings of the poet or the speaker.
Lyric Poetry
A poem that talks about death and mourning ;
This is usually written and recited to lament
for the dead.
Elegy
A short traditional Japanese poem that
consists three lines with seventeen
syllables (5-7-5) It generally evokes the natural world that includes seasons, plants, insects, or
animals.
Haiku
Writers of the most famous haikus.
Basho, Buson, Shiki, and Issa
A poem that consists of five lines and follows the aabba rhyme scheme. It can be humorous or nonsensical that has marriage and love as the themes.
Limerick
Poem of exaltation. It is generally written
and recited as a praise or tribute to people,
objects, qualities, or ideas.
Ode
A type consists of 14 lines that is
usually related to love. The rhyme is arranged according to a rhyme scheme that is usually
Petrarchan and Elizabethan rhyme
scheme.
Sonnet
Octave and Sestet
Petrarchan
3 quatrains and couplet
Elizabethan (Shakespearean)
This type features shepherds and pastures ;
It evokes or portrays and idealized rural life.
Pastoral
A type of poetry that tells a story with the use
of rhymes and other poetic devices ; It is usually told by a narrator and sometimes makes use of the voice of the characters in its verse.
Narrative Poetry
A poem that is intended to be sung ; It narrates a story in short stanzas ; are usually of unknown authorship and have been passed from generation to generation through recitation.
Ballad
A long narrative poem that typically narrates stories of the deeds and adventures of heroic people such as gods, kings, prices, and knights ; are popular in the ancient time for they are used to keep a record of the ancient people’s history and culture.
Epic
This type tells tales that deal with marvelous
adventures and chivalrous, heroic kings
or knights ; This may also feature religious crusade, love, and other sort of wonders.
Medieval Romance
A dramatic work written in verse. This can be lyrical in nature for it involves characters’ dramatic monologues. It is specifically intended for stage performance, thus allows the audience to see stories unfold before them.
Dramatic Poetry
This is a kind of drama in which the
characters triumph over hardship or
misfortune that mostly results to happy and
successful ending. The purpose of it is to amuse the audience with its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing people or events.
Comedy
This type teaches people how to live
in the right way based on the teachings
of the church. It presents a lesson about good
conduct and personifies abstract qualities such as faith and mercy as the main characters.
Morality Play
These are often religious and are used
to teach people about the Bible. Therefore, they are primarily based on biblical stories like the life of saints, the resurrection of Christ, and the
story of Adam and Eve.
Mystery Play
This type deals with sorrowful and tragic life events like death, suffering, hopelessness, and pain. It usually ends with the misfortune or the downfall of the main character.
Tragedy
