History Of Poetry
The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of
the 7th century to the present day. The earliest poetry transmitted
orally. So, that dating the earliest poetry remains difficult and often
controversial. At the beginning poetry was a collective construction as witness
by the folk ballet and religious hymn. They played a major role in religious
and other ceremonial functions. It also helped to preserve history and
traditions.
This situation changes over time. Poetry become the vehicle
for drama. And then it became a mean of individual expression. Today poetry is seen
as a highly individualistic endeavour. There’s no other form of expression is as
intensely personal and unique as poetry.
Poetry can be divided
into different classes such as,
·
Narrative poems – A poem which has the form of
story.
· Dramatic poems – They have the form of scenes or
acts of play shown on the stage.
· Lyrical poems –The term lyric derives from the
Greek word for ‘lyre’ refers to any poem composed to be sung. These are one of
the oldest most popular and enduring forms of literary expression in English
language. Later they were change into ballet sonnet and odes.
Characteristics; Subjective expression of thought and emotion.
Individualistic (an imaginative)
Melodic
tone.
Today a lyric is a brief melodic an imaginative poem. Expression of
private thoughts and emotions by the single speaker who speaks in the first
person are usual characteristic of them.
·
Lengthy poem – They contain descriptions or
account of their subject.
Poetic Forms
·
The Epic
·
The Ode
·
Ballot
·
The Sonnet
·
The Elegy
·
Blank Verse
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