twitter
18
edits
Lyric: Difference between revisions
Added to the definition, included examples of lyric poetry, included external and internal links
(Added to the definition, included examples of lyric poetry) |
(Added to the definition, included examples of lyric poetry, included external and internal links) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A type of brief poem that expresses the personal emotions and thoughts of a single speaker (Meyer). The poem is in first person, but the speaker might not be the poet. The term is often used to describe any type of expression in words, images, movements (Words of Art). Most are short and personal(Lynch). There are many varieties of lyric poetry. Dramatic monologue, elegy, haiku, ode, and sonnet forms are examples (Meyer). | A type of brief poem that expresses the personal emotions and thoughts of a single speaker (Meyer). The poem is in first person, but the speaker might not be the poet. The term is often used to describe any type of expression in words, images, movements (Words of Art). Most are short and personal(Lynch). There are many varieties of lyric poetry. Dramatic monologue, elegy, haiku, ode, and sonnet forms are examples (Meyer). | ||
Examples of dramatic monologue and sonnet include many writings from William Shakespeare such as ["All's Well that Ends Well"], ["Hamlet"], and ["Romeo and Juliet"]. A well known sonnet of Shakespeare would be [Sonnet 18]. | Examples of dramatic monologue and sonnet include many writings from [[William Shakespeare]] such as [["All's Well that Ends Well"]], [["Hamlet"]], and [["Romeo and Juliet"]]. A well known sonnet of Shakespeare would be [http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/18.html Sonnet 18]. | ||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||