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Contents 1 POETRY PAGE 1.1 Major uses of poetry 1.1.1 Liturgical poetry 1.1.2 Formal speech 1.1.3 Historical epics 1.1.4 Poetry and music 1.1.5 Children's poetry 1.2 History of Poetry 1.2.1 Early Epics 1.2.2 Early short poems 1.2.3 Template for history of poetry

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[edit] Major uses of poetry

In today's Western society, poetry is often separated as a distinct art form from other pursuits. Historically, poetry was an inseparable part of broader culture, and in many cultures, formal speech would be carried out in poetic form.

[edit] Liturgical poetry

liturgy Qu'ran Bible

[edit] Formal speech

arabic poetry

[edit] Historical epics

• Gilgamesh
• Shahnama
• Nibelunglied

[edit] Poetry and music

• lyric poetry
• gregorian chant
• chant
• Rondelet
• Rap music

[edit] Children's poetry

nursery rhymes

[edit] History of Poetry

Each of the early literate societies appears to have had some form of poetry, whether shorter poems, such as the Chinese, grand epics, such as the Sumerian's and Greeks, or poetic drama, such as the Greeks and ______. [How about Egyptian? Trans-Oxus? ]

[edit] Early Epics

Epic poetry was often developed by pre-literate and early literate societies, and often focuses on a mix of mythic, historical, genealogical and literary subjects. The use of rhyme and meter may have been a mneumonic device to assist in memorizing the stories.

Among the early epices are Gilgamesh, a Summerian epic.

   Originally in Cuneiform, considerable difficulty understanding and replicating its diction.  Babylonian version has four beats to a line, Ninevite version two beats to a line, organized in 12 cantos.  See N.K. Sanders Introduction to Gilgamesh.  Some repetitive ephiphets.  

    Strongly historical.  

The Sanskrit Epics, the Mahabharata (including the BhagadVita), the Ramayana, and the Bhagavatum

  Pronunciation better known, given greater survival of Sanskrit language.  Meter is multiple lines of sixteen syllables each, with repetitive but varied accents (track down cite)...

The Homeric Epics of the Illiad and Odyssey.

 Dactylic hexameter, with the Hexameter form more rigidly followed than the Dactylic components; pronunciation somewhat known.
 Organized into books (was this a later features?]
 Utilizes many repetitive ephiphets (e.g., "Rosy Fingered Dawn")

[edit] Early short poems

Vedas Early Chinese poetry

[edit] Template for history of poetry

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Indian poetry
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Early medieval poetry
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Persian poetry
Pahlavi poetry * Persian poetry
Arabic poetry
The Medieval Period
Matter of Rome * Matter of France * Matter of Britain * Medieval poetry * Hebrew poetry * Early English poetry* 12th century in poetry* 13th century in poetry * 14th century in poetry
European Renaissance Literature
Renaissance poetry * 15th century in poetry
The modern period
16th century in poetry * 17th century in poetry * 18th century in poetry * 19th century in poetry
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Modernist poetry * Imagism * Objectivism *
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