L1: Literary Genres (21st Century Lit)

Poems that tell a story.

• Narrative poetry

• Lyric Poetry

• Dramatic poetry

Written materials that contain factual information.

• Creative nonfiction

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

What does not belong in the group?

• Narrative Poetry

• Dramatic Poetry

• Persuasive poetry

• Lyric Poetry

Poems that are supposedly sung with musical accompaniment.

• Dramatic poetry

• Lyric poetry

• Narrative poetry

 A dramatic character who is the speaker in the poem.

• Persona

• Narrator

• Author

• Poet

Poetry is written in lines and often times are divided into groups called stanzas.

• Couplet

• Form

• Verse

• Quatrain

is the use of language that appeals to the five senses.

• Symbolism

• Theme

• Visual

• Imagery

A word or phrase that uses language in a non-literal way to create a specific effect.

• Figurative language

• Figurative symbolism

• Figurative vocabulary

The central idea of the poem.

• Theme

• Setting

• Plot

Sequence of events that make up the story.

• Exposition

• Plot

• Setting

• Timeline