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 * 1) Occasional verse- a poem that is written about or for an important event
 * 2) Persona-the speaker of a poem
 * 3) Confessional poetry-autobiographical poem
 * 4) Narrator-the voice of the poem
 * 5) Auditor- “who is speaking to whom”
 * 6) Apostrophe- when an abstract thing is directly addressed
 * 7) Epigraphy-a brief explanatory statement or quotation
 * 8) Dedication-explains the setting
 * 9) Genres-separate categories delineated by distinct style
 * 10) Epigram-a short satirical usually aimed at a specific poem
 * 11) Elegy-a lyric on the occasion of death
 * 12) Ode-a long lyric in an elevated language
 * 13) Epic-a series of genres
 * 14) Narrative poetry-a poem with a main function to tell a story
 * 15) Folk epics- intended for public recitation
 * 16) Literary epics- products intened for public recitation and existed in oral form
 * 17) Ballads-shorter than narratives in song like form
 * 18) Folk ballads-come from oral presentation
 * 19) Art ballads-consious imitations of a ballad style
 * 20) Literary ballads-conscious imations ofa balad style
 * 21) Metrical-conscious- verse tales of the exploits of knights
 * 22) Heroic narratives-comical poetry
 * 23) Realistic narratives-poetic novellas
 * 24) Dithyrambic-aristotles 3rd category
 * 25) Dramatic monologue-separate genere of drama
 * 26) Dialogue poetry-two poetry alternate speaking
 * 27) Debat-a mock debate

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