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  2. Theme (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    In contemporary literary studies, a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. [1] Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject". [2] Themes are often distinguished from premises.

  3. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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    Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai poem; Klei Khan Y Dam San, a Vietnamese poem; Koti and Chennayya and Epic of Siri, Tulu poems; Kutune Shirka, sacred yukar epic of the Ainu people of which several translations exist; Lay of Mouse-fate (Musurdvitha), a fantasy epic inspired by animal fable and Arthurian legend.

  4. Narrative poetry - Wikipedia

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    An example of this is The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning. In terms of narrative poetry, romance is a narrative poem that tells a story of chivalry. Examples include the Romance of the Rose or Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although those examples use medieval and Arthurian materials, romances may also tell stories from classical mythology.

  5. The Frog and the Nightingale - Wikipedia

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    The poem is a fable and like most fables it has a moral.Various themes are intertwined. The poem can be seen as exposing the role of critics towards any fresh talent; it can be read as exploitation of a simple, genuine talent by a personal gain or as a poem about a jealous person who does not let real talent flourish by discouraging and finally eliminating it.

  6. Casey at the Bat - Wikipedia

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    It also includes a "Poetry Round Robin" where famous poems are rewritten in the style of the next poet in line, featured Casey at the Bat as written by Edgar Allan Poe. Sportswriter Leonard Koppett claimed in a 1979 tongue-in-cheek article that the published poem omits 18 lines penned by Thayer, which changed the overall theme of the poem ...

  7. Lyric poetry - Wikipedia

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    The lyric poetry of Europe in this period was created by the pioneers of courtly poetry and courtly love largely without reference to the classical past. [11] The troubadors , travelling composers and performers of songs, began to flourish towards the end of the 11th century and were often imitated in successive centuries.

  8. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Wikipedia

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    The poem received mixed reviews from critics, and Coleridge was once told by the publisher that most of the book's sales were to sailors who thought it was a naval songbook. Coleridge made several modifications to the poem over the years. In the second edition of Lyrical Ballads, published in 1800, he replaced many of the archaic words.

  9. Instapoetry - Wikipedia

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    Instapoetry is a style of written poetry that emerged after the advent of social media, especially on Instagram.The term has been used to describe poems written specifically for being shared online, most commonly on Instagram, but also other platforms including Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok.