Kinds of Poetry and Prose
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Poetry - A language arranged in lines with regular rhythm, meter and often with definite rhyme scheme - Use figurative language - “rhythmical creation of beauty” – Edgar Allan Poe a. Narrative Poetry - intends to tell a story - Usually relates the events in an order of time ^ Types^ 1. Epic – tells about the adventures of a traditional hero important to the history 2. Ballad – meant for singing &usually deals with subject such as love, honor or death 3. Metrical Romance - is a long rambling love story in revolving around knights, lords and their ladies 4. Metrical Tale – deals with any emotion or phrase of life & is often told in simple manner b. Lyric poetry - meant to be sung - focus on the writer’s feeling ^Types^ 1. Ode – most majestic type 2. Elegy – poetic lamentation for the dead 3. Sonnet – can be distinguished by its form for it always consist of 14 rhymed lines 4. Idyll – a descriptive poem of rural or pastoral character which expresses the poet’s feeling of his immediate landscape 5. Song – has a particular melodious quality 6. Simple Lyric – includes all those lyric poems that don’t belong under the other types c. Dramatic Poetry - focus on the characters feelings - designed to be spoken or acted on stage These are plays whose dialogues are written in the form of poetry 1. Comedy – a dramatic play of light and humorous character w/ a cheerful or happy ending 2. Tragedy – portrays struggle of a strong – willed protagonist against fate Ex. 5 great Shakespearean Tragedies ~ Hamlet – indecision ~ King Lear – parental love ~ Macbeth – ambition ~ Othello – conjugal love ~ Romeo and Juliet – young love 3. Dramatic History – a dramatic play dealing w/ past historical event
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Poetry- A language arranged in lines with regular rhythm, meter and often with definite rhyme scheme- Use figurative language- “rhythmical creation of beauty” – Edgar Allan Poe
a. Narrative Poetry - intends to tell a story - Usually relates the events in an order of time
^ Types^1. Epic – tells about the adventures of a traditional hero important to the history2. Ballad – meant for singing &usually deals with subject such as love, honor or death3. Metrical Romance - is a long rambling love story in revolving around knights, lords and their ladies 4. Metrical Tale – deals with any emotion or phrase of life & is often told in simple manner
b. Lyric poetry- meant to be sung - focus on the writer’s feeling ^Types^
1. Ode – most majestic type2. Elegy – poetic lamentation for the dead3. Sonnet – can be distinguished by its form for it always consist of 14 rhymed lines4. Idyll – a descriptive poem of rural or pastoral character which expresses the poet’s feeling of his
immediate landscape5. Song – has a particular melodious quality6. Simple Lyric – includes all those lyric poems that don’t belong under the other types
c. Dramatic Poetry- focus on the characters feelings- designed to be spoken or acted on stage
These are plays whose dialogues are written in the form of poetry1. Comedy – a dramatic play of light and humorous character w/ a cheerful or happy ending2. Tragedy – portrays struggle of a strong – willed protagonist against fate
Ex. 5 great Shakespearean Tragedies ~ Hamlet – indecision ~ King Lear – parental love ~ Macbeth – ambition ~ Othello – conjugal love ~ Romeo and Juliet – young love
3. Dramatic History – a dramatic play dealing w/ past historical event4. Farce – a comic play marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot5. Melodrama – characterized by heavy use of suspense, sensational episodes, romantic sentiment and
conventional happy ending6. Masque – a form of dramatic entertainment of the 16th & 17th century performed by masked actors7. Dramatic Monologue – a long speech In a play or a story delivered by a single person
Prose - Its structure is in terms of sentences and paragraphs
Types of ProseI. Prose Drama
– Like poetic plays but written in prose formII. Essay
– A prose composition w/c discusses a particular subject. III. Prose Fiction
- A prose composition w/c imaginatively created
A. Prose Allegory - Is a narrative prose from in w/c abstract ideas are personified- Prolonged metaphor or symbolic representation
B. Prose Romance- A prose narrative treating imaginary characters, events, time or place, and usually heroic, adventure or
mysterious.
C. Tales of Adventure- Deals w/ stories involving danger & unknown risks or man’s encounter w/ nature
D. Novel- a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length, portraying characters, actions, and scenes representative of
real life in a more or less intricate plot
E. Novelette- Shorter than a novel, longer than a short story
F. Short Story- A prose narrative about 10,000 words to be read in 1 sitting
G. Fable - Stories about animals
H. Parable- Stories from the bible
I. Myth - Deals w/ supernatural beings, gods, and goddess
J. Legend- Deals w/ the origin of things
K. Folktale - Is characteristically anonymous, timeless and placeless tale circulated orally among people
L. Fairytale- Is a narrative of adventures involving fantastic forces and beings - Happy ending
IV. Biography A. Biography – written by someone elseB. Autobiography – written by himself/herself
V. Letter A. Letter – written message address to a person or organization B. Journal – a prose composition published periodically for an exclusive readership C. Diary – a daily account of what happened in someone’s life
VI. Other Prose FormsWorks About- Travel- History- Scientific Prose- Current Publications- Literary criticisms and Book Reviews- Philosophical and Religious Writings
