Types of Poetry Flashcards by Louise Agujo

3 types of poetry

-lyric
-narrative
-dramatic

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types of lyric

-elegy
-haiku
-limerick
-ode
-pastoral
-sonnet

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types of dramatic

-ballad
-epic
-medieval romance

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types of narrative

-comedy
-morality play
-mystery play
-tragedy

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form of literature that follows a specific forms to create a rhythm

Poetry

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no rhyme

free verse

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prose from word

prosa oratio

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prosa oratio means

straight forward speech

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usually short and written in stanza; narrated in first person

lyric poetry

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death and mourning

elegy

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ex elegy

Thomas Gray’s Elegy written in a country church yard

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short traditional Japanese poem; 3 lines 575 syllables

Haiku

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authors of haiku

-Basho
-Yosa Buson
-Kobayashi Issa

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Consists of five lines and has _ rhyme scheme; humorous and nonsensical; marriage and love as themes

aabba, limerick

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ex limerick

Young Lady of Dorking by Edward Lear

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first, second, fifth limerick

7-10 syllables

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third and fourth limerick

5-7 syllables

shepherds and pastures; human and nature

pastoral poem

ex of Pastoral poem

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe

exaltation; praise or tribute

ode

ex ode

Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley

14 lines related to love

sonnet

Elizabethan rhyme scheme

abab, cdcd, efef, gg

Petrarchan rhyme scheme

8 - abbaabba = 6 - cdecde

2 types of sonnet

Elizabethan and Petrarchan

ex ballad

William Shakespeare's All the world's a story

story with use of rhymes and other poetic devices

narrative poetry

long narrative poem; popular in ancient; record of history and culture

Medieval romance

narrative poem intended to be sung

ballad

ex of epic

Shin-leqi-Unninni's ''The Epic of Gilgamesh

tales of marvelous, religious crusade, love, and other

medieval romance

ex of mr

Sir Gawain and the green knight

dramatic work verse, lyrical in nature, stage performance

dramatic poetry

triumph over hardship; happy successful ending; amuse

Oscar Wilde's The importance of Being Earnest

teachings of church; good conduct

Morality play

ex of morality play

John Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress

religious and teach people abt bible; biblical stories

Mystery play

ex of mystery play

quem quaeritis?

sorrowful and tragic events; misfortune or downfall

Tragedy

ex of Tragedy

William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth and Hamlet''