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"Dramatic poetry, like narrative poetry, tells stories. But in dramatic poetry, the poet lets one or more of the story's characters act out the story. Many plays are written as dramatic poetry. The difference between drama and dramatic poetry is a matter of degree. If the dialogue of a play rhymes, has repeating rhythms, or features other distinct poetic elements, the play is considered to be dramatic poetry. The English playwright William Shakespeare is the most famous dramatic poet.
In the dramatic monologue, the story is told in the words of only one character. Robert Browning, an English poet of the 1800's, wrote many poems in this style."
Diehl, Paul B. "Poetry." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
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"Lyric poetry is by far the most common type of poetry. The word lyric comes from lyre.A lyre is a harplike instrument that was played by ancient Greek poets during recitals of their shorter poems. Today, lyric poetry means any short poem.
The haiku, a Japanese form, is one of the shortest types of lyric poetry. In Japanese, the haiku consists of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second 7, and the third 5. Some English translations of haiku try to capture their effect rather than imitate their form.
Other lyric forms are longer and more complicated than the haiku. The ode is a serious, elaborate lyric full of high praise and noble feeling. Many odes mark important public events. The classical ode, also called the Pindaric ode or choral ode, was developed by the ancient Greeks. It consists of three parts. The first two parts, the strophe and antistrophe, have the same pattern of rhyme. The third part, the epode, has a different pattern. Most odes that were developed later consist of stanzas with the same pattern of rhythm and rhyme.
The elegy, another common lyric, is a meditation on life and death. Many elegies mourn the death of a famous person or a close friend. The sonnet is a 14-line lyric with a certain pattern of rhyme and rhythm. Many sonnets are love poems. Other lyric forms include the limerick, rondel, triolet, and villanelle."
Diehl, Paul B. "Poetry." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
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"Narrative poetry tells stories. There are two chief kinds of narrative poems: epics and ballads.
Epics are long poems. Most epics describe the deeds of heroes in battle or conflicts between human beings and natural and divine forces. Many other epics tell of the origin or history of a people. Epics are probably the oldest surviving form of poetry. The Iliad and the Odysseyare two of the most famous epics in Western literature. Many scholars believe that they were composed during the 700's B.C. These works are traditionally attributed to the Greek poet Homer. The Iliad describes events in the last year of the Trojan War. The war was fought between Greece and the city of Troy. The Odyssey tells of the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, on his return home after having fought for Greece in the Trojan War.
Ballads tell shorter stories about a particular person. For example, many ballads in English literature describe the adventures of Robin Hood. He was a legendary outlaw who stole from rich people and gave to the poor. Some ballads date from the 1300's."
Diehl, Paul B. "Poetry." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.