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HOW DO I DISTINGUISH AMONG

POETRY AND DRAMA?


Poetry
Poetry’s Purpose
Poetry is a form of writing that
is meant to
1. entertain
2. describe
3. inform
4. persuade
Text Features of Poetry

There are several features of


poetry that make it unique
from other forms of writing.
These are:
Text Features of Poetry

1. Varied in length
2. Written in lines and stanzas
3. Uses sound devices (rhyme,
alliteration, onomatopoeia)
Text Features of Poetry
5. Uses word pictures to create
images in your mind
6. Uses sounds of words by
rhymes of phrases
7. Is usually intended to be read
aloud
Forms of Poetry
Poetry can take several
forms. These are:
Forms of Poetry
1. Shape Poems
2. Acrostic Poems
3. Ballads
4. Lyrical Poems
5. Haikus
6. Narrative Poems
7. Free Verse
8. Blank Verse
Quick Check #1
Write three things that
you have learned about
poetry.
Drama
Drama’s Purpose
Drama is a form of writing
that is meant to:
1. inform
2. persuade
3. entertain
4. describe
Text Features of Drama

There are several features of


drama that make it unique from
other forms of writing. These
are:
Text Features of Drama
1. Staging directions
2. A list of characters
3. Written to be performed
4. Written in the form of a script
(dialogue)
5. Can include directions for costuming
and physically setting a stage
Forms of Drama
Drama can take several
forms. These are:
Forms of Drama

1. Play
2. Skit
3. Opera
4. Musical
5. Monologue
Play

is a form of literature written by


 
a playwright, usually consisting
of dialogue and singing between
characters, intended for
theatrical performance rather
than just reading.
Skit

A short comic
performance.
Opera

is like a play in


which everything is
sung instead of
spoken.
Musical theatre 

is a form of theatrical


performance that
combines songs, spoken
dialogue, acting and
dance.
Monologue
a long speech by one
actor in a play or movie,
or as part of a theatrical
or broadcast program.
Types of Monologue

1. Dramatic Monologue
2.Soliloquy
3.Interior Monologue
Dramatic Monologue

is any speech of some


duration addressed by
a character to a second
person.
Soliloquy

is a type of monologue in


which a character directly
addresses an audience or
speaks his thoughts aloud
while alone or while the other
actors keep silent. 
Internal Monologue

is a type of monologue


that exhibits the thoughts,
feelings, and associations
passing through a
character’s mind.
Quick Check #3
Write down three things
that you have learned
about drama.

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