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b. Lyric Poetry
• Ode- expresses exultation or emotional enthusiasm. Expresses lofty praises of a
person or event.
• Elegy- deals with grief over the passing of a person or a particular way of life.
• Sonnet- consists of 14 lines with an exact rhyme scheme.
Petrarchan- octave- abbaabba
- sestet- cdecde or cdcdcd
Shakespearean- abab cdcd efef gg
• Song- differs from other poem in that it is intended primarily to be sung. It has a
melodious quality required by the singing voice.
• Simple Lyric- the category of all those lyrical poems that do not properly belong
under any of the other category.

c. Dramatic Poetry
• Any story written in verse and in dialogue that is intended to be presented and acted on stage in front of an
audience.
POETIC FEET
Iambic: destroy (unaccented/accented)
Trochaic: topsy (accented/unaccented)
Anapestic: intervene (unaccented/unaccented/accented)
Dactylic: merrily (accented/unaccented/unaccented)

ESSAY
An essay is a piece of writing, usually from an authors personal point of view. Essays are non-fictional but
often subjective; while expository, they can also include narrative. Essays can be literary criticism, political
manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author.
Formal or Impersonal- deals with serious or formal subject.
Informal or Personal- cover light, ordinary, or event trivial subject matters.

DRAMA
Is a composition that presents story told entirely in a dialogue and action, and written with the intention of its
eventual performance before an audience.
Types of Drama
• Tragedy- a play that deals with the somber and serious aspect of life. Ends unhappily with the protagonist's
death.
• Comedy- a play that deals with human folly and ends happily.
• Farce- a ridiculous play with humor that requires rude physical action for the sake of the comic spirit.
• Melodrama- is a form of play that presents stereotyped characters and a conflict between good and evil.
The good characters are favored by destiny in the end.

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