ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What constitute poetry?
A
Content
B
Form
C
Moderation
D
Virtue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A poetic form is a set of rules that dictate the rhyme scheme, structure, rhythm, and meter of a poem. The form may also guide the purpose and tone of a poem. When the message and form fit together, you can produce a poem that is truly powerful.

Detailed explanation-2: -Poetic form usually refers to the structure that holds or gives shape to the poem-in a way, what it looks like to you on the page; and so one place to begin is to simply describe what the poem looks like, and how this influences how you read the poem. This will include groupings or sets of lines, called stanzas .

Detailed explanation-3: -Poetry is a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words. Poems can be structured, with rhyming lines and meter, the rhythm and emphasis of a line based on syllabic beats. Poems can also be freeform, which follows no formal structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common poetry forms, such as the ballad, sonnet, haiku, limerick, ode, epic and acrostic, have specific rules. An acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word, vertically. A limerick is a funny five-line poem with a rhyme scheme AABBA.

Detailed explanation-5: -The statement and voice. The rhythm. The rhyme.

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