Poetry vs. Prose Quiz – Flashcards
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Poetry
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language sung, chanted, spoken, or written according to some recurrence that emphasizes the relationship of words according to sound as well as meaning.
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Prose
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the form of written language or everyday speech that is not organized according to the formal patterns of verse.
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Narrative Poetry
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the class of poems that tell stories.
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Ballard
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Form of Narrative Poetry- a story told in song, usually derived from a tragic incident in local history or legend
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Epic
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Form of Narrative Poetry- a long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of one or more legendary heroes, in a grand, ceremonious style.
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Lyric Poetry
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any fairly short poem expressing the personal mood, felling, or meditation of a single speaker.
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Blank Verse
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unrhymed verse form used by Shakespeare in his plays.
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Free Verse
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poetry with irregular line length, no rhyme, and no regular meter
