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ENG 225 Introduction to Literary
Studies Test 2: Reading Poetry
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
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Narrative poetry Ans: A poem in which a
narrator tells a story. Has a plot
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Dramatic poetry Ans: A poem structured so as to
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present a scene or series of scenes, as in a work
of drama. Consists wholly of dialogue among
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characters and lacks a narrator (or narration is
kept to a bare minimum)
Lyric poetry Ans: Originally meant to be sung to
the accompaniment of a lyre but now, any
relatively short poem that depicts a specific
situation, scene, or incident in which a single,
first-person speaker expresses their thoughts
and feelings
Dramatic monologue Ans: A hybrid of a dramatic
poem and lyric poem. Features a single, first-
person speaker who addresses a silent auditor(s)
in a specific situation and setting that is
revealed entirely through the speaker's words.
The speaker, who may be an unreliable narrator,
often unintentionally reveals their personality,
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views, and values. Resembles a scene from a
play
Epic poem (don't need to memorize) Ans: A long
narrative poem that celebrates the achievements
of mighty heroes and heroines, usually in
founding a nation or developing a culture, and
uses elevated language and grand, high style.
Other epic conventions include beginning in
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medias res, an invocation of the muse, a journey
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to the underworld, battle scenes, and a scene in
which the hero arms himself for battle
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Romance poem (don't need ro memorize) Ans:
Originally, a long medieval narrative in verse or
prose written in one of the Romance languages
(French, Spanish, Italian, etc.) and depicting the
quests of knights and other chivalric heroes and
the vicissitudes of courtly love; also known as
chivalric romance
Ballad poem (don't need to memorize) Ans: A
verse narrative that was originally meant to be
sung. They were originally a folk creation,
transmitted orally from person to person and
characterized by relatively simple diction, meter,
and rhyme scheme; by stock imagery; by
repetition; and often by a refrain (a recurrent
phrase or series of phrases)
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Occasional poem (don't need to memorize) Ans:
A poem written to celebrate or commemorate a
specific event
Carpe Diem (don't need to memorize) Ans:
Meaning "seize the day" in Latin, a common
theme of literary works that emphasize the
brevity of life and the need to make the most of
the present
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Aubade (don't need to memorize) Ans: A poem in
which the coming of dawn is either celebrated or
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denounced as a nuisance
Elegy (don't need to memorize) Ans: (1) Since the
Renaissance, usually a formal lament on the
death of a particular person, but focusing mainly
on the speaker's efforts to come to terms with
his or her grief; (2) more broadly, any lyric in
sorrowful mood that takes death as its primary
subject
Rhyme Ans: Repetition or correspondence of the
terminal sounds of words ("how now, brown
cow?")
End rhyme Ans: Most common type of rhyme,
occurs when the last words in two or more lines
of a poem rhyme with each other
ENG 225 Introduction to Literary
Studies Test 2: Reading Poetry
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
Narrative poetry Ans: A poem in which a
narrator tells a story. Has a plot
© 2025 Assignment
Dramatic poetry Ans: A poem structured so as to
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present a scene or series of scenes, as in a work
of drama. Consists wholly of dialogue among
Expert
characters and lacks a narrator (or narration is
kept to a bare minimum)
Lyric poetry Ans: Originally meant to be sung to
the accompaniment of a lyre but now, any
relatively short poem that depicts a specific
situation, scene, or incident in which a single,
first-person speaker expresses their thoughts
and feelings
Dramatic monologue Ans: A hybrid of a dramatic
poem and lyric poem. Features a single, first-
person speaker who addresses a silent auditor(s)
in a specific situation and setting that is
revealed entirely through the speaker's words.
The speaker, who may be an unreliable narrator,
often unintentionally reveals their personality,
, 2
views, and values. Resembles a scene from a
play
Epic poem (don't need to memorize) Ans: A long
narrative poem that celebrates the achievements
of mighty heroes and heroines, usually in
founding a nation or developing a culture, and
uses elevated language and grand, high style.
Other epic conventions include beginning in
© 2025 Assignment
medias res, an invocation of the muse, a journey
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to the underworld, battle scenes, and a scene in
which the hero arms himself for battle
Expert
Romance poem (don't need ro memorize) Ans:
Originally, a long medieval narrative in verse or
prose written in one of the Romance languages
(French, Spanish, Italian, etc.) and depicting the
quests of knights and other chivalric heroes and
the vicissitudes of courtly love; also known as
chivalric romance
Ballad poem (don't need to memorize) Ans: A
verse narrative that was originally meant to be
sung. They were originally a folk creation,
transmitted orally from person to person and
characterized by relatively simple diction, meter,
and rhyme scheme; by stock imagery; by
repetition; and often by a refrain (a recurrent
phrase or series of phrases)
, 3
Occasional poem (don't need to memorize) Ans:
A poem written to celebrate or commemorate a
specific event
Carpe Diem (don't need to memorize) Ans:
Meaning "seize the day" in Latin, a common
theme of literary works that emphasize the
brevity of life and the need to make the most of
the present
© 2025 Assignment
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Aubade (don't need to memorize) Ans: A poem in
which the coming of dawn is either celebrated or
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denounced as a nuisance
Elegy (don't need to memorize) Ans: (1) Since the
Renaissance, usually a formal lament on the
death of a particular person, but focusing mainly
on the speaker's efforts to come to terms with
his or her grief; (2) more broadly, any lyric in
sorrowful mood that takes death as its primary
subject
Rhyme Ans: Repetition or correspondence of the
terminal sounds of words ("how now, brown
cow?")
End rhyme Ans: Most common type of rhyme,
occurs when the last words in two or more lines
of a poem rhyme with each other
