POETRY is a composition written for performance by the human voice
All POETRY is written to be read a certain way
POETRY uses sounds, rhythms, and word arrangement
What are the TYPES OF POETRY?
- EPIC POETRY
- Long narrative about a serious subject
- Combines legend and oral history
- Centers around a hero on a quest
- DRAMATIC POETRY
- When the writer creates a voice of an invented character
- LYRIC POETRY
- Poet expresses what he/she feels and thinks
- Most popular form of poetry
- EPIGRAM
- A witty saying
- Originally intended for inscription on tombstones, monuments, or buildings
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