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Elegy – poem that is solemn, lament over death of a person. 3. Song – short lyric song intended to be sung. 4. Sonnet – a poem which has 14 lines. 5. Simple lyric – is a class that includes all lyrical poems that does not belong to other form of lyric originally composed of anyone.
b. Narrative – a poem which narrates a story.
Kinds: • Metrical Tale – narrates poem, real, imagery events about ordinary thought and simple language. • Metrical Romance – a narrative poem which deals about the knights and the ladies, etc.
c. Dramatic poetry – a poem intended to be dramatized. • Dramatic monologue
FIGURES OF SPEECH
The creation of mental images usually involves the use of figures of speech. A figure speaks of one thing, usually an abstraction in terms of something else, something concrete and sensory. There is usually an observable association or similarity between the thing talked about and the terms used. Metaphor is the general term applied to several figures of association. A metaphor has two parts – the vehicle and tenor. The vehicle carries weight of comparison and the tenor is the implied meaning. In the poem Fog, the vehicle is the cat to which the fog is compared with its qualities of quiet movement, and the implied meaning is the quiet gathering of frog and its similarly silent dissipation over the harbor and …show more content…
It suggests that the roots of drama may be traced to ritual observances. This ritual would normally involve a ceremony in which the priest played an important role at a designated location. The priest would also wear a special dress especially meant for the occasion. The role, dress and utterances of the priest will have parallels in the theatre. The case of the Dionysian ritual in ancient Greece has often been cited as a case point. This explains why the roots of Greek drama are generally traced to the ritual observances in the temple of
b. Narrative – a poem which narrates a story.
Kinds: • Metrical Tale – narrates poem, real, imagery events about ordinary thought and simple language. • Metrical Romance – a narrative poem which deals about the knights and the ladies, etc.
c. Dramatic poetry – a poem intended to be dramatized. • Dramatic monologue
FIGURES OF SPEECH
The creation of mental images usually involves the use of figures of speech. A figure speaks of one thing, usually an abstraction in terms of something else, something concrete and sensory. There is usually an observable association or similarity between the thing talked about and the terms used. Metaphor is the general term applied to several figures of association. A metaphor has two parts – the vehicle and tenor. The vehicle carries weight of comparison and the tenor is the implied meaning. In the poem Fog, the vehicle is the cat to which the fog is compared with its qualities of quiet movement, and the implied meaning is the quiet gathering of frog and its similarly silent dissipation over the harbor and …show more content…
It suggests that the roots of drama may be traced to ritual observances. This ritual would normally involve a ceremony in which the priest played an important role at a designated location. The priest would also wear a special dress especially meant for the occasion. The role, dress and utterances of the priest will have parallels in the theatre. The case of the Dionysian ritual in ancient Greece has often been cited as a case point. This explains why the roots of Greek drama are generally traced to the ritual observances in the temple of