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8058842429Ballada narrative folk song0
8058844565elegya type of literature defined as a song or poem, written in elegiac couplets, that expresses sorrow or lamentation, usually for one who has died1
8058857465epica long poem in a lofty style about the exploits of heroic figures2
8058862437lyrica song-like poem written to express the feelings of emotions or thought from a particular person, generally short3
8058872371narrative poema poem that tells a story4
8058877709odeusually a lyrical poem of moderate length, with a serious subject, an elevated style, and an elaborate stanza pattern5
8058886873sonneta fixed form of 14 lines, normally in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme conforming to or approximating one of two main types - Italian or English6

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