Narrative Poetry
A poem that tells a story and has a plot
What is the difference between a folk ballad and a literary ballad?
Folk ballads were written anonymously and passed down through generations before being written, literary ballads are written to mimic the format of a folk ballad
Ballad
A slow popular song that is typically about love
What characteristics to ballads generally share?
Often about love, tell a story, and have short simple stanzas
Lyric Poetry
A type of poetry that expresses personal emotions or feelings
Elegy
A sad poem or song
Ode
A poem in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something
Persona
The way you behave, talk, etc., with other people that causes them to see you as a particular kind of person
Apostrophe
The addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically
Absolute
Complete and total
Hyperbole
Language that describes something as better or worse than it actually is
Tactile Imagery
An image of an object as perceived by the sense of touch
Visual Imagery
The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas
Auditory Imagery
A form of mental imagery that is used to organize and analyze sounds
Symbolism
Symbolic meaning or character
Allusion
A passing casual reference
What characteristics to ballads generally share?
