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Topic 2 Types of Poetry Narrative, lyric, dramatic poetry  1. NARRATIVE POETRY narrative poetry is one of the three main groups of poetry. It is a form of poem that tells a series of events using poetic devices such as rhythm, rhyme, compact language, and attention to sound. In ot...

Topic 2 Types of Poetry Narrative, lyric, dramatic poetry  1. NARRATIVE POETRY narrative poetry is one of the three main groups of poetry. It is a form of poem that tells a series of events using poetic devices such as rhythm, rhyme, compact language, and attention to sound. In other words, a narrative poem tells a story, but it does it with poetic flair. Many of the same elements that are found in a short story are also found in a narrative poem. Here are some elements of narrative poetry that are important:  Does epic poetry rhyme? No, an epic poem does not have to rhyme. The Ancient Greek and Roman epic poems did not rhyme. However, the epic poems written during the Middle Ages and later tended to rhyme.  NARRATIVE POETRY Character Setting Conflict Plot  KINDS OF NARRATIVE POETRY  a. Epic An epic poem is a lengthy/long , narrative work of poetry. These long poems typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past. The word “epic” comes from the ancient Greek term “epos,” which means “story, word, poem.” It is mostly adventures of a warrior, a king or a god  a. Epic example Primary examples of epics in the first group are Lam-Ang, the Ulalim, Labaw Donggon, Bantugan, Lumalindaw, and Kudaman. the Greek Iliad and the Odyssey Gilgamesh (oldest epic in the world ) Mahabharata and Ramayana, (Longest epic in the world )  b. Metrical Romance A metrical romance recounts the quest undertaken by a single knight in order to gain a lady’s favor. Frequently, its central interest is courtly love, together with tournaments fought and dragons and monsters slain for the damsel’s sake. It stresses the chivalric ideals of courage, loyalty, honor, mercifulness to an opponent. Chivalry - very polite, honest, and kind behavior, especially by men toward women.  b. Metrical Romance example Florante at Laura 1. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (England) Author: Anonymous Date: Late 14th century Form: Alliterative verse, often considered part of the Arthurian romances. Plot: The story follows Sir Gawain, a knight of the  The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (China) Author: Luo Guanzhong Date: 14th century Form: Historical novel with romanticized elements. Plot: This historical novel, while more of a historical narrative than a traditional metrical romance, combines historical events with romanticized depictions of heroism and chivalry during the Three Kingdoms period.  "Orlando Furioso" (Italy) Author: Ludovico Ariosto Date: 1516 (first edition) Form: Italian epic poem. Plot: This work continues the story from "Orlando Innamorato" and combines elements of chivalric romance with fantastical and supernatural themes. It follows the adventures of the knight Orlando and his love for Angelica.  c. Metrical Tale A metrical tale is a simple, straightforward story in verse. a type of poem which follows a narrative format; featuring. characters, a plot, setting and a theme. It deals with any emotion or phase of life and its story is told in a simple, straightforward, and realistic manner. The characters are ordinary people, concerned with ordinary events. It has simple structure and tells of a single incident.  c. Metrical Tale example Footnote to the youth (Jose Garcia Villa) This book is about how a boy and a girl experienced what real life is at an early age because of their naiveness and stubbornness. They followed their heart and did what they thought was right which is to marry at an age of 17 and had a children of their own.  "The Vicar of Wakefield" Author: Oliver Goldsmith Date: 1766 Form: Written in prose, but its adaptation into verse form as a metrical tale fits the definition. Plot Overview: Though originally a prose novel, "The Vicar of Wakefield" has been adapted into various poetic forms over the years. The story revolves around Dr. Primrose, a kind and honest vicar, his family, and the  d. Ballad A ballad is a narrative poem which is meant to be sung, usually composed in the ballad stanza. A ballad is narrative in nature; this means that it tells a story. Most ballads are written in an ABAB rhyme scheme which means that lines one and three rhyme, and lines two and four rhyme. OR… Usually with 4 lines per stanza with ABCB rhymes  Ballad Stanza A ballad stanza is a four-line stanza used in the traditional ballad. d. Ballad Example La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad John Keats  O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering? The sedge has withered from the lake, And no birds sing. O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, So haggard and so woe-begone? The squirrel’s granary is full, And the harvest’s done. O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, (a) Alone and palely loitering? (b) The sedge has withered from the lake, (c) And no birds sing. (b) O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, (a) So haggard and so woe-begone? (b) The squirrel’s granary is full, (c) And the harvest’s done. (b) Topic 3  2. Lyric Poetry Lyric poetry refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings. It is also a highly concentrated poem of direct personal emotion, most often written in the first person. The term lyric comes from the Greek word for the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a guitar and suitable for the accompaniment of a solitary singer. Although much modern lyric poetry is no longer Kinds of Lyric Poetry  a. Ode An ode is a dignified and elaborately structured lyric poem 1. praising and glorifying an individual, 2. commemorating an event, or 3. describing nature Odes originally were songs performed to the accompaniment of a musical instrument.  Example “Ode to the West Wind” is a poem written by the English Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. According to Shelley, the poem was written in the woods outside Florence, Italy in the autumn of 1819. In the poem, the speaker directly addresses the west wind.  b. Elegy An elegy is a lyric poem, expresses sorrow or lamentation, usually for one who has died. This type of work stemmed out of a Greek word known as elegus : a song of mourning or lamentation that is accompanied by the lyre.  “Because I could not stop for Death” Emily Dickinson portrays the personification of Death, who visits the poem's speaker and takes her on a carriage ride to the afterlife. Over the course of the poem, the speaker contemplates scenes of natural cycles of life and death that she observes during the carriage ride with Death.  Willow waly We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow. But now alone I lie and weep beside the tree. Singing 'Oh willow waly' by the tree that weeps with me. Singing 'Oh willow waly' till my lover return to me. We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow. A broken heart have I. Oh willow I die, oh willow I die.  c. Sonnet A sonnet is a short poem with fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. What is Iambic Pentameter? 10 syllables per line There are many rhyming patterns for sonnets.  1. The Italian or Petrarchan has two stanzas: the first of eight lines is called octave and has the rhyme-scheme abba abba; the second of six lines is called the sestet and has the rhyme cdecde or cdcdcd. Abba abba cdc dcd Abba abba cde cde  As days grow longer, melancholy creeps An uninvited guest, which winter brings It dims the candle my mind tightly clings Consuming light, from darkness whence he leaps In doldrums dark, my heart held captive weeps Held hostage by north winds that bite and sting Entombed by winter's chill, awaiting spring Time slowing to a crawl whilst nature sleeps But then one day in March, an equinox The light begins to overtake the dark In color, daydreams dawn as dark does fade Sad melancholy flees through fields of phlox  As days grow longer, melancholy creeps (a) An uninvited guest, which winter brings (b) It dims the candle my mind tightly clings (b) Consuming light, from darkness whence he leaps (a) In doldrums dark, my heart held captive weeps (a) Held hostage by north winds that bite and sting (b) Entombed by winter's chill, awaiting spring (b) Time slowing to a crawl whilst nature sleeps (a) But then one day in March, an equinox (c) The light begins to overtake the dark (d) In color, daydreams dawn as dark does fade (e)  The Spenserian sonnet developed by Edmund Spenser, has three quatrains and a heroic couplet, in iambic pentameter with rhymes Three quatrains- 3 stanza with 4 lines Heroic couplet - pair of lines with end rhymes in iambic pentameter, Abab bcbc cdcd ee.  One day I wrote her name upon the strand, But came the waves and washed it away: Again I wrote it with a second hand, But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. "Vain man," said she, "that dost in vain assay, A mortal thing so to immortalize; For I myself shall like to this decay, And eke my name be wiped out likewise." "Not so," (quod I) "let baser things devise To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: My verse your vertues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name: Where whenas death shall all the world subdue,  One day I wrote her name upon the strand, (a) But came the waves and washed it away: (b) Again I wrote it with a second hand, (a) But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. (b) "Vain man," said she, "that dost in vain assay, (b) A mortal thing so to immortalize; (c) For I myself shall like to this decay, (b) And eke my name be wiped out likewise.“ (c) "Not so," (quod I) "let baser things devise (c) To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: (d) My verse your vertues rare shall eternize, (c)  The English sonnet developed by Shakespeare, has three quatrains and a heroic couplet, in iambic pentameter with rhymes ababcdcdefefgg.  d. Song A song is a lyric poem which is set to music. All songs have a strong beat created largely through the 3R’s: rhythm, rhyme, and repetition. Song of a Mad Man By Francisco G. Tonogbanua  I see the summer sun Shine on the winter snow, And the things I know in my heart No other man may know. I see a withered leaf Fall from a tree in spring, And the song I sing in my heart No other man may sing. I see a new born rose Slink limply in the stream, And the dreams I dream in my heart No other man may dream. Oh, rose that’s first to die, Dead leaf and melted snow,  e. Simple Lyric A simple lyric is a short poem expressing the poet’s thought, feeling, or emotion. Be Beautiful, Noble, Like The Antique Ant By Jose Garcia Villa Be beautiful, noble, like the antique ant Who bore the storms as he bore the sun, Wearing neither gown nor helmet, Though he was archbishop and soldier: Wore only his own flesh. Salute characters with gracious dignity: Though what these are is left to Your own terms. Exact: the universe is Not so small but these will be found Somewhere. Exact: they will be found. Speak with great moderation: but think With great fierceness, burning passion: Topic 4  3. Dramatic poetry Dramatic poetry presents one or more characters speaking, usually to 1. other characters, but sometimes to 2. themselves or 3. directly to the reader. KINDS OF DRAMATIC POETRY  DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE  DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE a poem written in the form of a speech of an individual character A literary device that is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings. This speech, where only one character speaks, is recited while other characters are present onstage. But Do not Response. Both the character and the audience hear it Soliloquy  Soliloquy a poem written in the form of a speech of an individual character It is the act of speaking while alone, especially when used as a theatrical device that allows a character’s thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience. Expresses inner thoughts and feelings Only the audience can hear it  Create your own speech: (Dramatic Poetry) Class will be divided into four groups. Each group will choose what type of dramatic poetry are they going to use in presentation (Dramatic monologue, soliloquy, aside) Once a group already choose a type, the group will create their own speech. Speech will be presented inside the classroom as their major performance task. Rubrics will be given to every group as a basis of  Dramatic Poetry Group 1- LYRIC POETRY Group 2- DRAMATICMONOLOGUE Group 3 - SOLILOQUY Group 4- ASIDE Program Flows Opening Prayer Production Number of the whole section Presentation (min. of 10, max. of 15) Comments from the judges/panelists Presentation of Certificates Presentation Date November 16, 2024 (Saturday)