1. Poetic Genres We don’t see these ones much anymore

2. Poetic Genres Epic Poetry:  Recounts the life and times of a heroic or mythological figure  Continuous & often quite lengthy Examples:  Iliad – Homer (500+ pages)  Aeneid – Virgil (9000+ lines long, or approximately 450+ pages)

3. Poetic Genres Narrative Poetry:  Tells a story  Much shorter than epic poetry  The oldest type of poetry Examples of narrative poets:  Geoffrey Chaucer  The Canterbury Tales  Dante Alighieri  The Divine Comedy

4. Canterbury Tales – Middle English Rap

5. Poetic Genres Dramatic Poetry:  Drama written in verse to be spoken or sung Satirical Poetry:  Punch of an insult delivered in verse Lyric Poetry:  Does not attempt to tell a story  Highly personal  the writer discusses their own emotions, thoughts, state of mind

6. Poetic Genres Elegy:  A mournful, melancholy poem, especially a lament for the dead or a funeral song  Think of a Eulogy (story about someone who passed away) Prose Poetry:  A hybrid that shows attributes of both poetry and prose Finis