ENG 110 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Rhyme, Ontario, Quatrain
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My papa"s waltz notes: my papa"s waltz is lyric poetry. Lyric poetry is considered by the greeks to be an expression of a single singer. You get a single unified impression by the end of the lyric: lyric is a brief subjective poem. It is not a narrative poem and a story cannot be extracted. A lyric poem is written in first person and that is how it is distinguishable from other poems: a personal expression of an emotion that is imaginatively delivered. Get a heightened sense that things are happening in the present moment. Feels like there is an intimate connection between the reader and the first-person voice. Sometimes the lyric poetry is addressed to another person. That is the case in this poem: today the lyric is one of most popular forms of poetry. It is intimate and personal which is why it"s important in this age of individuality.
