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Poetry Flashcard

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Clichés, clumsiness, and irregular meter.
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What is an elegy typically about in traditional English poetry?
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A lament for a subject's death ending in consolation.
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What is the term for any poem expressing deep grief, usually at the death of a loved one or some other loss?
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Lament.
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Which poetic form is associated with idealized accounts of shepherds and rural life?
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Pastoral.
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What is a pithy, often witty, poem?
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Epigram.
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Define 'elegy'.
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A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the deceased.
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What is a ballad?
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A form of verse, often a narrative set to music.
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