Literary Terms Part III

Types of Poems

Epic Poem

Homer’s “THE ODYSSEY”

Narrative Poem

Narrative Poem

• Narrative Poetry is found in different types of poetry such as Ballads, Epics, and Lays.*

• Some narrative poems are the length of a book such as the Song of Hiawatha or The Iliad.

*Which means…. An “EPIC POEM” can also be a Narrative!

Example of Narrative Poetry

excerpt from

“John Barleycorn” byRobert Burns

There was three kings into the east, Three kings both great and high,

And they hae sworn a solemn oath John Barleycorn should die.

Lyric Poem

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Still with me?

Dramatic Poem

Dramatic Poem Example

“The Seven Ages of Man”

Ode

Example of an Ode(excerpt from “Ode on a Grecian Urn”)

O Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede 

  Of marble men and maidens overwrought, 

With forest branches and the trodden weed; 

  Thou, silent form! dost tease us out of thought 

As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral! 

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  When old age shall this generation waste, 

    Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe 

  Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, 

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all 

    Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.' 

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Are we there yet?

Sonnet

Shakespearean Sonnet

• The form is often named after Shakespeare, not because he was the first to write in this form, but because he became its most famous user.

• The form consists of three quatrains and a couplet.

• The usual rhyme scheme was a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g.

• Sonnets are written in iambic pentameter, meaning that there are 10 syllables per line, and that every other syllable is naturally accented.

Sonnet XVIII Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;But thy eternal summer shall not fade,

Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest,Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st;    So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,    So long lives this, and this gives life to thee

Petrarchan Sonnet

• Also known as the “Italian sonnet”• this sonnet is split into two parts, an octave and

a sestet. • It is made up of fourteen iambic pentameter lines

in an eight and a six-line stanza•   the first stanza poses a question or problem

which the second stanza answers or resolves.  • stanza 1:  abba abba

stanza 2:  cdecde or cdcdcd

Italian Sonnetby James DeFord, 1997

Turn back the heart you've turned awayGive back your kissing breath

Leave not my love as you have leftThe broken hearts of yesterday

But wait, be still, don't lose this wayAffection now, for what you guess

May be something more, could be lessAccept my love, live for today.

Your roses wilted, as love spurnedYet trust in me, my love and truth

Dwell in my heart, from which you've turnedMy strength as great as yours aloof.

It is in fear you turn awayAnd miss the chance of love today!

Haiku

Haiku Example

In sun-bright water

The lake creature swims alone

I come up for air

Limerick

What is a Limerick?

• Limericks are frequently witty or humorous, and sometimes obscene with humorous intent.

• The poem has five lines with one couplet and one triplet.

• Rhyme Scheme = aabba

FYI- The work “limerick” comes from Ireland. It was the name of a city.

Limerick Example

There was a young man from Dealing

Who caught the bus for Ealing.It said on the door

Don't spit on the floor So he jumped up and spat on

the ceiling!

Hooray! We’re done!

For now….