Introduction. Mythology and literature of antiquity

Biography. A literary work about the life account of a person written by another person.

Autobiography. The biography of a person written by himself.

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   News. A report of an extraordinary event in society, government, or any extraordinary incidents in the fields of science, business, etc. a story of expected and unexpected events.
   
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    Oration. A formal treatment of the subject and intended to be spoken in public
    
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    Parable. An allegorical story focusing on moral lessons.
    

Example: The Parable of the Good Samaritan.

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   POETRY is a literary work written in verse, with measures and rhyme, lines and stanzas, and has a more melodious tone.
   

There are three types of poetry: narrative, lyric and dramatic.

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   Narrative poetry. A poem in narration that describes important events in life either real or imaginary.
   

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   Epic. An extended narrative about heroic exploits often under supernatural control. It may deal with heroes and gods.
   

Example. The Song of Roland (an Epic of France)

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   Metrical tales. A narrative which is written in verse and can be classified either as a ballad or a metrical romance. This is also called Idyll.
   

Metrical romance – a narrative poem which deals about the knights and the ladies, etc.
Idyll – (Greek – little picture) a descriptive poem which presents a simple and pleasant scene or a picture of life in the countryside.

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   Ballad. The shortest and simplest. It tells a single incident. In the earlier times, this referred to a song accompanying a dance.
   

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   Lyric Poetry. This is a kind of poetry meant to be sung to the accompaniment of the lyre. It is also the type of poetry that expresses the emotions and feelings of the past.
   

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