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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


165. _What is Lyric Poetry?_
It is the oldest kind of poetry, and was originally intended to be
sung to the accompaniment of the lyre.
166. _What are Sonnets?_
A kind of Lyric Poems.
167. _What is an Elegy?_
A poem of a mournful kind, usually celebrating the virtues of some
person deceased.
168. _What is an Epitaph?_
A short Elegy inscribed on a monument, or written in praise of any
one.
169. _What is a Pastoral poem?_
One that describes country life.
170. _What is a Didactic poem?_
One the aim of which is to give instruction.
171. _What is Meditative Poetry?_
A kind of Didactic poetry.
172. _Name two noted Didactic poems._
Bryant's "Thanatopsis," and Campbell's "Pleasures of Hope."
173. _What is a Satire?_
One that holds up the follies of men to ridicule.
174. _Is a Satire personal?_
It is not.
175. _What is a Lampoon?_
A poem that attacks individuals.
176. _What is Gesture?_
Expression given to language by movements of the body, limbs, etc.
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