Types of poetry Flashcards
A form of literature that follows specific forms to create a rhythm and/or rhyme scheme
Poetry
Prose comes from Latin word ________, part of the phrase _____________, meaning _______________.
prosa, prosa oratio, straightforward speech
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 form of language which applies ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure.
Prose
Types of lyric poetry
- Elegy
- Haiku
- Limerick
- Ode
- Pastoral poem
- Sonnet
This type is a poem that talks about
death and mourning. This is usually written and recited to lament for the dead.
Elegy
This is a short traditional Japanese
poem that consists of three lines with seventeen syllables.
Haiku
It can be humorous or nonsensical that has marriage and love as the themes.
Limerick
This type consists of 14 lines that is
usually related to love.
Sonnet
What rhyme scheme does limerick follow?
aabba rhyme scheme
This type is considered as the poem of exaltation. It generally written and recited as a praise or tribute to
people, object, qualities, or ideas.
Ode
This type features shepherds
and pastures. It evokes or portrays an idealized rural life.
Pastoral poem
Sonnet’s rhyme is arranged according to a rhyme that is usually _________________ and __________ rhyme scheme.
Petrarchan and Elizabethan
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
This type is a narrative poem that is
intended to be sung
Ballad
An ________ is a long narrative poem that typically narrates stories of the deeds and adventures of heroic
people such as gods, kings, princes, and knights.
Epic
This type tells tales that deal with
marvelous adventures of chivalrous, heroic kings or knights.
Medieval romance
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.
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
It is often religious and are used
to teach people about the Bible.
That is why 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 events like death , suffering, hopelessness and pain. It usually ends with the misfortune or the downfall of the main character.
Tragedy
3 types of poetry
- Lyric poetry
- Narrative poetry
- Dramatic poetry
6 types of lyric poetry
- Elegy
- Haiku
- Limerick
- Ode
- Pastoral poem
- Sonnet
3 types of Narrative poetry
- Ballad
- Epic
- Medieval romance
4 types of dramatic poetry
- Comedy
- Morality play
- Mystery play
- Tragedy
Who wrote “Elegy written in a country church?”
Thomas Gray
Who wrote “Young lady of Dorking?”
Edward Lear
Who wrote “The Passionate Shepherd to his love?”
Christopher Marlowe
Who wrote “Ode to the west wind?”
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Who wrote “On his blindness?”
John Milton
Who wrote “All the world’s stage?”
William Shakespeare
Who wrote “The epic of Gilgamesh?”
Shin-leqi-Unninni
Who wrote “The importance of Being Earnest?”
Oscar Wilde
Who wrote “Pilgrims’ progress?”
John Bunyan
Who wrote “Macbeth and Hamlet?”
William Shakespeare
