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Appendix A
Subdivisions of the Genre of Poetry
Narrative Poetry
1) Ballad - A narrative poem that has a refrain and is written as a song, usually telling of an exciting or dramatic episode. 2) Epic - A very long poem about the adventures of a hero written in lofty language.
Lyric Poetry
1) Haiku - Originally a Japanese form of poetry about nature that has three lines and seventeen syllables. The first and third lines have five syllables, and the second line has seven syllables. 2) Limerick - A light, humorous poem of five lines with a rhyme scheme of aaba, meaning that the first, second and last lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme. 3) Sonnet - A highly-stylized poem of exactly 14 lines written in iambic pentameter. 4) Elegy - A poem written about the death of someone.
5) Ode - Originally developed by the Greek and Latin poets, Odes soon began to appear in different cultures across the world. Odes possess a formal poetic diction and deal with a variety of different subjects.
Dramatic Poetry
1) Soliloquy - A speech a character gives of his thoughts and reflections. 2) Monologue - A long utterance by one person, especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation.
Appendix B
Samples of Poems
Narrative Poem
Ballad of A Mother's Heart
By Jose La Villa Tierra
The night was dark, for the moon was young
And the stars were asleep and rare;
The clouds were thick, yet Youth went out
To see his Maiden fair.
"Dear One," he pleaded as he knelt
Before her feet, in tears,
"My love is true; why have you kept
Me waiting all these years?"
The maiden looked at him unmoved,
It seemed, and whispered low:
"Persistent Youth, you have to prove
By deeds your love is true."
"There's not a thing I would not do
For you, Beloved," said he.
"Then go," said she, "to your mother dear
And bring her heart to me."
Without another...
Subdivisions of the Genre of Poetry
Narrative Poetry
1) Ballad - A narrative poem that has a refrain and is written as a song, usually telling of an exciting or dramatic episode. 2) Epic - A very long poem about the adventures of a hero written in lofty language.
Lyric Poetry
1) Haiku - Originally a Japanese form of poetry about nature that has three lines and seventeen syllables. The first and third lines have five syllables, and the second line has seven syllables. 2) Limerick - A light, humorous poem of five lines with a rhyme scheme of aaba, meaning that the first, second and last lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme. 3) Sonnet - A highly-stylized poem of exactly 14 lines written in iambic pentameter. 4) Elegy - A poem written about the death of someone.
5) Ode - Originally developed by the Greek and Latin poets, Odes soon began to appear in different cultures across the world. Odes possess a formal poetic diction and deal with a variety of different subjects.
Dramatic Poetry
1) Soliloquy - A speech a character gives of his thoughts and reflections. 2) Monologue - A long utterance by one person, especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation.
Appendix B
Samples of Poems
Narrative Poem
Ballad of A Mother's Heart
By Jose La Villa Tierra
The night was dark, for the moon was young
And the stars were asleep and rare;
The clouds were thick, yet Youth went out
To see his Maiden fair.
"Dear One," he pleaded as he knelt
Before her feet, in tears,
"My love is true; why have you kept
Me waiting all these years?"
The maiden looked at him unmoved,
It seemed, and whispered low:
"Persistent Youth, you have to prove
By deeds your love is true."
"There's not a thing I would not do
For you, Beloved," said he.
"Then go," said she, "to your mother dear
And bring her heart to me."
Without another...
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