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| brief, frequently introductory story inserted into a larger work to illustrate an idea or theme |
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| song/poem greeting the dawn, and/or of lovers parting at daybreak |
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| song-inspired poetic form; 4-line stanzas-lines 1&3 w/ 4 accents, unrhymed, 2&4 w/ 3 rhymed |
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| poetic or prose text to be acted out on stage |
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| poem in which character speaks directly towards an identified but silent audience |
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| funeral poem for a departed person, important idea, characteristic or practice |
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| inscribed poem or prose on a building, tomb, or coin |
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| long-form poem celebrating manly virtues as expressed in a martial and/or political hero |
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| story told through a serious of individual, random episodes rather than a seamless plot |
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| poetry or prose "letter" to addressed audience, real or imagined |
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| prose or (rarely) poetic work delivering an author's personal view, often enhanced by research |
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| morally instructive anecdote, frequently written as part of a homily/sermon, similar to parable |
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| brief story anthropomorphizing (personifying) animals or inanimate objects to illustrate a moral |
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| "made-up" story, an imaginative narrative; can be prose or poetry |
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| theological and/or moral speech, usu. delivered by a member of the clergy |
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| brief poem on rustic life, usually involving pastoral scenes of shepherds and sheep |
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| brief poem usually expressing emotions and impressions, not stories; not limited to songs |
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| aka "flash fiction"; a fictional work of less than 400 words |
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| (usu) long poetic work that tells a story; includes epics, ballads, even idylls |
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