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DRAMAMAMAMA

The document outlines the objectives and key concepts of dramatic poetry, including its history, types, and significance in expressing emotions. It highlights various forms such as tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, farce, satire, fantasy, and melodrama, with examples from notable works. An assignment is included for students to explore a type of dramatic poetry and analyze a specific poem.

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DRAMAMAMAMA

The document outlines the objectives and key concepts of dramatic poetry, including its history, types, and significance in expressing emotions. It highlights various forms such as tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, farce, satire, fantasy, and melodrama, with examples from notable works. An assignment is included for students to explore a type of dramatic poetry and analyze a specific poem.

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Lesson Objectives:

a. Identify the different types of dramatic


poetry
,
b. Recognize the importance of dramatic
poetry as a means of expressing thoughts and
emotions.
and;
DRAMATIC
POETRY
Dramatic Poetry
is a form of poetry that is written in
verse and meant to be recited in
public or acted out.
HISTORY OF DRAMATIC POETRY
• Dramatic poetry is one of the oldest forms of
Western literature.
• It began in ancient Greece, where it was
performed as part of theater.
• Aeschylus, often called the "father of tragedy,"
wrote some of the first dramatic poems.
• His famous work, the Oresteia, is a great example
of early dramatic poetry in the form of a play.
TYPES OF DRAMATIC POETRY
Tragedy
Drama that has a tragic ending.

Comedy
a type of drama that has the purpose to
amuse and entertain.
Tragicomedy
-a type of drama that represent a series of
action where serious and comedic scenes are
blended.

-A composition part taking nature of both


tragedy and comedy
TWELFTH
NIGHT

By William
Shakespeare
Farce
a form of comic theater that involves
the use of physical comedy,
unconventional and unrealistic plots,
trivial narratives, and crude jokes.
The Importance of
Being Earnest

By Oscar
Wilde
Satire
a type of drama that uses elements
such as irony, sarcasm, humor and
ridicule to criticize or mock the
foolish behavior of others.
A modest Proposal

By Jonathan
Swift
Fantasy
a type of drama characterized by highly
fanciful or supernatural elements

Melodrama
a drama characterized by exaggerated
emotions
Assignment:
1. Choose one type of dramatic poetry and explain
its key characteristics in 2-3 sentences, and give
one example of a poem, play, or scene that fits your
chosen type.

2. Read the poem "Ballad of a Mother's Heart"


thoroughly. Focus on understanding the emotions
and themes expressed in the poem.
THANK
YOU

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