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Literary Genres: Forms of Poetry, Narrative, Drama, and Didactic Works
Lyrical Gender: Major Forms
- Ode: A poem of elevated tone and metrical variety, addressing varied issues.
- Anthem: A solemn tone poem focusing on a person’s praise.
- Song: A poem that expresses feelings such as sadness or love.
- Eclogue: A poem expressing feelings through the voices of shepherds.
- Epistle: A poem offering confidences, in letter form, often on doctrinal issues.
Lyrical Gender: Minor Forms
- Elegy: A poem that reflects sentiments
Literary Analysis Terms for Deeper Textual Interpretation
Connotations and Implied Meanings
- Psychological fragility: Mirroring the character’s inner conflict.
- Internalized trauma: Suggesting emotional damage beneath the surface.
- Emotional dislocation: Reflecting a break between thought and feeling.
- Subtle power dynamics: Showing manipulation or dominance.
- Moral unease: Implying something ethically or emotionally disturbing.
- Liminal state: Where the character is caught between two emotional extremes.
- Descent into instability: Hinting at collapse or breakdown.
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