The document discusses a genre of poetry exemplified by a poem celebrating the contentment of rural life, emphasizing themes of peace, simplicity, and the beauty of nature. It also highlights the contributions of 17th-century poets, especially Abraham Cowley, who created original odes with unique metric patterns. Additionally, it mentions the influence of Cowley's style on other poets, including John Dryden.

1. A genre of poetry

3. Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.
Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in summeryield him shade,
In winter fire.
Blest, who can unconcernedly find
Hours, day, and years slide soft away,
In health of body, peace of mine,
Quiet by day,

4. Sound sleep by night; study and ease,
Together mixed; sweet recreation;
And innocence, which most does please,
With meditation.
Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die,
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.
By Alexander Pope

5. In the 17th century, the most important
original odes in English were written by
Abraham Cowley.
These were iambic, but had irregular line
length patterns and rhyme schemes.
Cowley based the principle of his Pindariques
on an apparent misunderstanding of Pindar's
metrical practice but, nonetheless, others
widely imitated his style, with notable success
by John Dryden.

6. This presentataion was
made by:
Meera
Sandhya
Paakhi