The Elegy
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The document discusses the elegy, a type of lyric poem that formally laments the death of someone the poet loved, respected, or admired. An elegy expresses sorrow over a person's death and sometimes mourns the passing of all life and beauty. There are four categories of elegy: threnody, monody, dirge, and pastoral elegy, which differs by also focusing on idyllic rural life in addition to lamenting a person's death.
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This document provides an overview of poetry, including its defining characteristics of rhyme and meter. It discusses three major classes of poetry - lyric, narrative, and dramatic poetry. Lyric poetry focuses on personal thoughts and feelings, narrative tells a story, and dramatic is intended for performance. The document also covers how to analyze and properly read a poem, focusing on elements like theme, author context, and form/structure. Finally, it discusses sonnets specifically, outlining their two-part structure and common rhyme schemes.
Elements of Poetry
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The poem laments the death of the poet's friend, Hallam. In the first stanza, the poet expresses the immense torment of his grief. The second stanza contrasts the joy of children with the poet's deep sorrow and inability to share in their happiness. The third stanza references the poet's lack of plans without his friend, whose voice and touch were tender. The last stanza asks the waves to continue striking the shore, as the poet cannot recall the past happiness shared with his deceased friend.
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Poetry is the expression of emotion through thought and words. It uses language and form to convey ideas and feelings in a delicate way. There are many forms and styles of poetry including acrostic, ballad, cinquain, couplet, diamante, dramatic, epic, free verse, ghazal, and haiku. Each has distinguishing characteristics like structure, rhyme, line length, and subject matter. Poetry aims to communicate experiences and perspectives through creative use of language.
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This document provides an overview of the key elements of poetry. It discusses 12 main elements: 1) Structure and form, 2) Speaker, 3) Sound devices, 4) Figurative language, 5) Rhyme, 6) Meter, 7) Theme, 8) Tone and mood, 9) Syntax, 10) Diction, 11) Subject, and 12) Elements of poetic devices. Each element is described in detail with examples to illustrate poetic techniques like rhyme schemes, metrical patterns, and the use of devices like metaphor and personification.
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This slideshow was prepared for my students at PVS College of Arts & Science. This is to be used by the teacher community the world over to teach elements of poetry to UG students of Indian Universities. This is prepared as per the syllabus of UG programme in English of University of Calicut. Your opinion on Elements of Poetry and this slideshow can be incorporated here.
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Forms of poetry include sonnets, odes, ballads, narratives, and epics. Sonnets have 14 lines in a particular rhyme pattern, often ending in a rhyming couplet. Odes are lyric poems that praise or celebrate a person, thing, or experience. Ballads tell stories through a steady rhythm and simple rhyme scheme. Narratives recount a story, while epics are long poems about the deeds of a heroic figure that embody cultural values. Different forms of poetry have distinguishing characteristics in their structure, rhyme, subject matter, and purpose.
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This document defines and provides examples of various poetic forms and styles including:
- ABC poetry which uses the first letter of each line in alphabetical order.
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- Haiku which are short 3 line Japanese poems about nature.
- Free verse which has no set metrical pattern.
Elements of poetry 2
This slideshow was prepared for my students at PVS College of Arts & Science. This is to be used by the teacher community the world over to teach elements of poetry to UG students of Indian Universities. This is prepared as per the syllabus of UG programme in English of University of Calicut. Your opinion on Elements of Poetry and this slideshow can be incorporated here.
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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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This document discusses different types of lyrical poetry including lyrics, sonnets, odes, and elegies. Lyrical poetry records the poet's personal experiences and feelings. Lyrics are short poems that express spontaneous emotion inspired by something immediate, while sonnets are 14 lines written in iambic pentameter discussing one idea. Odes describe or celebrate events with irregular meter, and elegies lament death, either plainly or through the metaphor of a pastoral death. The document provides examples of different forms of lyrical poetry.
Literature
This document provides definitions and examples of different types of literature including poetry and prose. It discusses various forms of poetry such as sonnets, ballads, epics, lyrics and more. It also covers different types of prose like novels, short stories, biographies, plays, legends and more. Examples are given for many literary forms. The document is aimed at educating the reader about the various kinds of literature that exist.
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