Unseen poetic Genres Flashcards
Dramatic monologue
In voice of one imaginary speaker Addressed to imaginary speaker Usually not poet himself Often confessing or justifying themselves Audience invited to sympathise Often opportunity for irony
Eclogue
Short
Pastoral poem
Often a soliloquy by a shepherd
Or dialogue between shepherds
Elegy
Lament for loss of individual or tragic event
Mourning tone
Epic
Long narrative poem
Recounting military exploits of hero or heroes
May involve a quest or journey
Grand and elevated
Erotic poetry
Sexually driven
Physical/ sexual side of love
Georgic
Rural life or agricultural techniques
Less idealised
Precise instructions
Light verse
Not a serious intention
Comic
Clumsy rhyme
Colloquial language
Love poetry
Broad term
Expressed, Lamented and celebrated love
Lyric poetry
Initially to be sung accompanied by lyre
Expresses feelings and thoughts of individual
Personal, emotional and subjective
Mock epic
Grand style
Trivial mundane
Everyday events or objects
Narrative epic
Tells a story
Long
Generally in third person
Panegyric
In praise of individual group or institution
Parody
Intention at mocking
A writer work or genre
Involves identification and exaggeration of characteristics
Pastiche
Involves imitation but less mocking and more admiring in attitude and intention
Pastoral
Depicted life of shepherds
Idealised country lifestyle
Simple ordered and harmonious
Escape from city life
