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• What is the structure of poetry?

  Verse form, stanzas, rhyme, rhythm, meter
• What are the types of narrative poetry?

  • Epic
  • Ballad
  • Metrical Tales
• Which epic poem is associated with France?

  Song of Roland
• What is the Nibelungenlied associated with?


  Germany
• Which epic poems are from Greece?

  The Iliad and the Odyssey
• What is the Vonkrunga Saga associated with?


  Icelandic Countries
• Name two epic poems from India.

  Mahabharata and Ramayana
• What is the Aeneid associated with?


  Italy
• Which epic poem is from the Philippines?

  Florante at Laura
• What is the Song of Hiawatha?


  Epic from the US
• What defines a ballad?


  A poem or song narrating a story in stanzas
• What are metrical tales?


  Disney princess stories in poem form
• What are the types of lyric poetry?

  • Ode
  • Sonnet
  • Song
  • Idyll
  • Elegy
• What characterizes an ode?


  Irregular meter, sung to a subject
• What is a Shakespearean sonnet?


  -A simple sonnet with 14 lines

  -abab, cdcd
• What is an Italian sonnet?


  -A complicated sonnet structure

  -also called petrarchan

  -octave rhyming abba abba
• What does an idyll describe?

  Everyday life
• What is an elegy?


  A lament for the dead
• What are the types of dramatic poetry?

  • Comedy
  • Tragedy
  • History
  • Farce
  • Melodrama
  • Monologue
• What defines a comedy in dramatic poetry?


  Humorous with a happy ending
• What is the main theme of Hamlet?

  Indecision
• What is the main theme of King Lear?

  Parental struggles
• What is the main theme of Macbeth?

  Ambition
• What is the main theme of Romeo and Juliet?

  Young love
• What is the main theme of Othello?

  Conjugal love
• What is a farce in dramatic poetry?


  A comedic play that is not true
• What is melodrama in dramatic poetry?


  Focus on plot and physical action
• What is a monologue?


  A speech by one speaker
• What are the forms of prose?


  • Essay
  • Drama
  • Fiction
  • Allegory
  • Romance
  • Adventure
  • Novel
  • Novelette
  • Short story
  • Fable
  • Parable
  • Myth
  • Legend
  • Folk Tale
  • Fairy tale
  • Biography
  • Autobiography
  • Letter
  • Journal
  • Diary
• What is the purpose of an essay?

  To discuss a subject
• What is a drama in prose?


  Same as poetry
• What defines fiction?


  Not true
• What is an allegory?


  Abstract ideas personified
• What is a romance in prose?


  Focus on romantic relationships
• What is an adventure story?


  World exploration and excitement
• What is a novel?


  Longer than a short story
• What is a novelette?


  A shorter version of a novel
• What is a short story?


  Up to 10,000 words
• What is a fable?


  Animals with a moral story
• What is a parable?


  Spiritual truth and moral lessons