POETRY

– came from the Greek word

“poiesis”
-making
- form of literature that uses the
interplay of words and rhythm to
evoke meanings
Types of
Poetry
1. Lyric Poetry
A.Elegy
-talks about death and mourning
-lament for the dead
Oppressed by chills were my feet, 
bound up by frost, with cold chains, 
where these sorrows sighed
hot about the heart — hunger tearing within
the sea-wearied mind. He does not know this fact
who dwells most merrily on dry land—
how I, wretchedly sorrowful, lived a winter
on the ice-cold sea, upon the tracks of exile,
deprived of friendly kinsmen,
hung with rimy icicles. Hail flies in showers. (9-17)
-The Seafarer, unknown
1. Lyric Poetry
B. Haiku
-traditional Japanese poem
-5-7-5
-evokes natural world
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
-by Matsuo Basho
1. Lyric Poetry
C. Limerick
-five lines
-AABBA rhyme scheme
-humorous or nonsensical
-theme: marriage and love
There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking
-Young Lady of Dorking by Edward Lear
1. Lyric Poetry
D. Ode
-poem of exaltation
-praise or tribute to people,
objects, qualities or ideas
O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's
being, 
Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves
dead 
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter
fleeing, 
-Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley
1. Lyric Poetry
E. Pastoral Poem
-features shepherds and pastures
-evokes idealized rural life
Come live with me and be my love, 
And we will all the pleasures prove, 
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, 
Woods, or steepy mountain yields. 

And we will sit upon the Rocks, 

Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks, 
By shallow Rivers to whose falls 
Melodious birds sing Madrigals. 
-The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe
1. Lyric Poetry
F. Sonnet
-consists 14 lines
-Petrarchan or Elizabethan rhyme
scheme
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide,
"Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts: who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait." 
-On His Blindness by John Milton
2. Narrative Poetry
A. Ballad
-intended to be sung
-narrates a story in short stanzas
2. Narrative Poetry
B. Epic
-narrates stories of the deeds and
adventures of heroic people
2. Narrative Poetry
C. Medieval Romance
-adventures of chivalrous, heroic
kings or knights
-religious crusades, love and
wonders
3. Dramatic Poetry
A. Comedy
-characters triumph over hardships
-amuse the audience with its
humorous or satirical tone
3. Dramatic Poetry
B. Morality Play
-teaches people how to live in the
right way based on the teachings of
the church
3. Dramatic Poetry
C. Mystery Play
-used to teach people about the
Bible
3. Dramatic Poetry
D. Tragedy
-sorrowful and tragic events
-ends with the misfortune of the
main character