1.Types and Subcategory of poems

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1.Types and Subcategory of poems Lyrical: Elegy:Lament of the death of a loved one Ode:Poem that conveys admiration for someone or something Sonnet:Short love poem of suffering and hope Dramatic:Speech in form of poetry meant for an audience Narrative: Epic:Long poem conveying the story of human kind or founding of a nation which usually includes super natural beings and events Ballad:Short poem that tells a story usually of every day occurrences of love 2.Figurative Language Figurative Language used words or phrases in a non-literary way to create a specific effect, meaning, or image, going beyond the ordinary or literal meaning of the words. Simile:A simile compares two different things using the words like or as to draw attention to the comparison. Metaphor:Compares two different things without using the words like or as to draw attention to the comparison. Hyperbole: Personification:Means giving human characteristics to nonhuman or abstract things. Allusion:Compares something to something famous. Imagery:Uses descriptive language to create vivid mental images in the reader’s mind, appealing to their senses. 3.Sound Devices Rhyming Scheme:The pattern of rhymes at...