GENRES OF LITERATURE

Poetry
LYRIC DRAMATIC
Expresses emotions, A poem where the speaker is
appeals to your senses,
and often could be set to
NARRATIVE someone other than the poet
themselves. A Dramatic poem
music. A Poem that tells a story, and often includes characters and
has the elements of a story. dialogue.
Often Narrative poems have a
rhyme scheme
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Poetry
LYRIC
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

A lyric poem of some length

serious in subject dignified
in style. It is written in
spirit of praise of some
persons or things.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

A poem written on the

death of a friend or a poet.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

A lyric poem in a regular

metrical pattern set to
music. These have twelve
syllables (dodecasyllabic)
and slowly sung to the
accompaniment of a guitar
or bandura.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

These have measures of

eight syllables
(octosyllabic) and recited
to a material beat.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

A lyric poem containing

fourteen iambic lines and a
complicated rhyme.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

These are short poems

intended to be sung. The
common theme is love.,
despair, grief, doubt, joy,
hope, and sorrow.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

This is a song praising God

or the virgin Mary and
containing a philosophy of
life.
GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry LYRIC

These are concise

statements that teach ideas
on morality and tradition.
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Poetry
NARRATIVE
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry NARRATIVE

A long narrative poem

about a hero concerning the
beginning, the continuance
and the end of event of
great significance.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry NARRATIVE

A narrative poem that tells

a story of an adventure,
love and chivalry. The
typical hero is a knight on a
quest.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry NARRATIVE

A narrative poem consisting

usually of a single series of
connective events that are
simple idylls or home tales,
love tales, tales of the super
natural or tales written for
a strong moral purpose in
verse form.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry NARRATIVE

The simplest type of

narrative poetry. It is a
short narrative poem telling
a single incident in simple
meter and stanzas.
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Poetry
DRAMATIC
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry DRAMATIC

It presents the speech of a

single character who
addresses one or more
persons who are present
and who are listening to the
speaker but remain silent.
 GENRES OF LITERATURE Poetry DRAMATIC

It is a passage spoken by a
speaker in a poem or by a
character in a play, except
that there is no one present
to hear him.
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Essay
FORMAL
Deals with serious and important
topics. It has an authoritative style
and shows and shows the masterful
grasp about the topic. It is in formal
form and clear straightforward
expression. It’s main purpose is to
teach and instruct.
INFORMAL
Covers the light, ordinary even
common subjects through a
casual, conversational, friendly,
often humorous but equally
insightful as the formal essay.