The document discusses different types of narrative and lyric poetry. Narrative poetry includes epic poems that focus on the adventures of heroes and often relate to nation-building, as well as ballads meant to be sung which use repetition and refrains. Lyric poetry is more subjective and focuses on emotions, with types including epigrams, elegies, odes in various forms, aubades about love and departure, sonnets expressing emotions or ideas, and structured forms like sestinas and villanelles.

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2. Narrative PoetryStress story and actionEpicAdventures of a heroOften related to nation-buildingOrigins, beliefs, etc.Ex: Homer’s Illiad, Virgil’s AeneidBalladMeant to be sung or recitedRepetition, refrains, obvious “poetic” languageRomanceAdventure is central themeHumans that often confront fantasy worldMiddle Ages/RenaissanceEpic and Ballad often intended to be oral narratives

3. Story subordinate to song, styleSubjectiveConcentration on emotion, thoughtsOften single speakerNot as strict in convention as narrative poetryBriefMelodicEmotional intensityOften intended to be sungLyric Poetry

4. EpigramBrief, witty satireElegyLament for the deadOdeLong poem organized in variety of stanzas, meters, formsAubadeLove lyric; often regarding departure from loved oneSonnet14 line; expression of emotion or ideaItalian or EnglishSestinaSix stanzas of six lines each followed by three line conclusionVillanelleFive 3-line tercets and a final four-line quatrainTypes of Lyric Poetry