PROSE POETRY

- Divided into paragraphs - Divided into stanzas / lines

- Does not make use of - Makes use of metrical
metrical composition composition
- Discussions are - Meanings are not directly
straightforward stated but are simply suggested
- Uses commonplace words - Uses ornamental vocabulary
TYPES OF PROSE
 1. NOVEL
I t is a long narrative consisting of
several chapters.
 2. SHORT STORY
A narrative involving one or more
characters, one plot and one
impression.
 3. PLAY
A narrative intended for
performance by actors on a stage and
is divided into scenes and acts.
 4. LEGEND
A traditional tale thought to have a
historical basis, as in the legends of
King Arthur or Robin Hood. There are
legendary aspects such as heroes
performing actions possible for
ordinary humans that distinguish a
legend from a myth.
 5. FABLE
Fables are brief fictitious stories that teach a
moral. In most fables, the characters are not
humans. They are animals, plants, or some normally
inanimate object that talks and acts like a person.
Fables are written both in prose and in verse.
 6. ANECDOTE
Anecdotes are products of the writer’s
imagination and its purpose is to give lessons.
 7. ESSAY
An expression of the writer’s viewpoint
about an issue or problem.
TYPES OF POETRY
 A. NARRATIVE

T his type of poetry deals with important events in life either real or imaginary and

is divided into:
1. EPIC

A long narrative poem

recounting heroic
deeds.
2. METRICAL TALE

A type of narrative poem

that has an absolute
acquired story that is
usually in the form of
verse or poem.
3. BALLAD

The simplest and shortest

narrative which tells of a
single incident.
 B. LYRIC

T his poetry is sung with the accompaniment of a lyre. It is short, simple, and easily

understood. The types of lyric poetry are:

1. FOLK SONG (AWITING BAYAN)

A short poem intended to

be sung and is about love,
despair, grief, doubt, joy,
hope and sorrow.
2. SONNET

It consists of fourteen
lines about an emotion, a
feeling or idea. A sonnet
can be Italian or
Shakespearean.
3. ELEGY

It is a lyric poem about

death.
4. ODE

It is a poem expressing
noble feelings. This poem
does not have a definite
number of syllables and
lines.
5. PSALM (DALIT)

A song praising God or

the Virgin Mary.
 C. DRAMATIC

T
his type of poetry is vividly expressive. It is divided into:
1. COMEDY

It is a poetry of festivity or
revelry and is intended to
amuse the readers or
listeners.
2. MELODRAMA

It is used in musical plays

and arouses intense
emotions.
3. TRAGEDY

It shows the hero

constantly struggling
against dynamic forces.
4. FARCE

This poem is an
exaggerated comedy.
Most of its situations are
too ridiculous.
5. SOCIAL POEM

This type is purely comic

or tragic.