Poetry

DEFINITION

• Poetry is a type of literature based on the interplay of

words and rhythm. It often employs rhyme and meter

(a set of rules governing the number and arrangement

of syllables in each line). In poetry, words are strung

together to form sounds, images, and ideas that might

be too complex or abstract to describe directly

 Types of Poetry
• Lyric poetry

• Narrative poetry
 Definition

• A lyrical poem in literature is a poem in

which the poet expresses his feelings or

emotions.
 Lyric Poetry

Types of Lyric poetry:

1. pastoral poem : a poem telling the life in the
countryside such as
shepherds, cattle, hills, and mountains.
2.poem of praise \ – ode :a lyric poem that
expresses a noble feeling with dignity.
3. Elegy: a poem of lamentation.
4. Satire
 Lyric Poetry

• Satire Definition

• Satire is a technique employed by writers to

expose and criticize foolishness and

corruption of an individual or a society, by

using humor, irony or exaggeration.

 Narrative Poetry

• The narrative poem can be described simply

as a poem with a plot. It may be short or long or

simple or complex. The only part which matters
is that it tells a story which is often nondramatic
and holds an objective regular scheme and
meter.
 Types of NARRATIVE

• Epics. . A long, serious poem which tells the

story of a hero. like Odyssey or Homer’s The
Iliad,
 Types of NARRATIVE

• Ballads. Ballads were poems set to

music and intended for dancing.

Ballad poem
The differences
ballads in particular between
tend to lyrical and to
focus more on the action of
.one event
ballads typically do not take
into account the poet’s
personal viewpoint or
emotions
ballads often adhere to a
structure of rhymed quatrains
Lyrical Poem
lyrical poetry begins with an
exposition ballad poem
introduce the
,characters and setting
lyrical poetry allows the poet
or the poet’s persona a
.personal expression
lyric poems do not necessarily
follow a set form of rhyme
scheme and meter
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