NOTEBOOK NI ANGEL

Narrative - tells a series of events Epic - long, unified narrative peom, story of warrior, king or god in which: protagonist is larger than life two dimensional [the good and the bad] more than human strength setting covers up to universe may provide historical fact/place gods/divinities were involved adventure adheres to central theme Metrical romance - story of knights [example: Beowulf] Metrical Tale   Ballad - narrative poem meant to be sang Lyric - honors its musical origin Ode - peom of praise Elegy - poem for the dead Sonnet - iambic pentameter [14-lined poem] Song - set to music Simple lyric - poet’s thoughts, emotions and feelings

Elements of Poetry Speaker/Persona - the person who is addressing the reader Audience - can be another character, or who is not present, or is dead, or the reader Content - the subject of the poem Theme - the meaning of the poem Shape and Form - structured and free verse Mood and Tone - feeling that the poet creates Imagery - pictures we perceive by senses through poetic language Diction - choice of words Syntax - organization of words, phrases and clauses Figurative Language - language which does not mean exactly what it says