Lyric and Epic Poems

 What type of poem is written to praise or honor someone or something?  Write you answer in your binder. Keep it secret; keep it safe…

 Lyric Poetry consists of a poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. The term lyric is now commonly referred to as the words to a song. Lyric poetry does not tell a story which portrays characters and actions. The lyric poet addresses the reader directly, portraying his or her own feeling, state of mind, and perceptions.

 Short poem of songlike quality  Don’t always have to rhyme, but can.  Has one reader/author that is speaking in the Lyric poem

Dying (aka I heard a fly buzz when I died ) by Emily Dickinson I heard a fly buzz when I died; The stillness round my form Was like the stillness in the air Between the heaves of storm. The eyes beside had wrung them dry, And breaths were gathering sure For that last onset, when the king Be witnessed in his power. I willed my keepsakes, signed away What portion of me I Could make assignable,-and then There interposed a fly, With blue, uncertain, stumbling buzz, Between the light and me; And then the windows failed, and then I could not see to see.

 Dream Deferred  by Langston Hughes  What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.

 Listen closely to the following poem. See if you can tell what emotion is being expressed by the author…

 Poem put to music…

 Poem + Music = SONG!!  “Bohemian Rhapsody”  By: Queen

 Even lyrical poems turned to lyrical songs can be FUN!!

 Listen closely to the following poem. See if you can tell what emotion is being expressed by the author…

 Poem put to music…

 Poem + Music = SONG!!

 Long narrative poems (tells a story)  Celebrates the adventures or achievements of a hero or heroine.  Usually is as long as an entire book. Famous Epics: The Iliad by Homer The Odyssey by Homer The Aneid by Homer Paradise Lost by John Milton