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Epic史诗 Narrative poem Hero (main character/the protagonist) Language: elegant/elevated; not plain language Example: Beowulf is exemplified in Beowulf which is the national epic of English people. 生词：protagonist [pr?ut?ɡ?nist]主角 elevated [eliveitid]高尚的 elegant [eliɡ?nt]高雅的 plain [plein]朴素的 exemplify [iɡzemplifai]例证 Alliteration 头韵 P5 Certain accented words in a line begin with the same consonant sound. There are generally 4 accents in a line, three of which show alliteration, as can be seen from the above quotation. Example: Coca Cola 生词：alliteration [?,lit?rei??n] Romance骑士文学 P8 The central character of romances was the knight. Class nature: The theme: loyalty to king and lord Heroic couplet英雄韵体 Iambic pentameter Couplet: 2 rhymed lines Example: Chaucer from France Ballad民谣 It’s the most important department of English folk literature. It’s a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas In various English and Scottish dialects Handed down from mouth to mouth Example: Robin Hood (strong, brave and clever) Sonnet P39十四行诗 In 14 lines of iambic pentameter A certain/restrictive rhyme scheme Example: Shakespeare’s sonnet Blank verse P55空韵 Made by Marlowe, the principal instrument of English drama Vigorous, fluid and precise Classicism P128古典主义 fixed with laws and rules rimed couplet instead of blank verse Romanticism (1798-1832)浪漫主义 P210 Beginning with the publication of Wordsworth’s lyrical ballads (1798), ending with Walter Scott’s death (1832) Rose and grew under the impetus of the Industrial Revolution and French Revolution The lake poets湖畔诗人 Picaresque novel流浪汉小说 P164 Beginning：mid-16th century Main character: Example：The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. It tells a story of an illegitimate child Ode颂 P241 An elaborately formal lyric poem, often in the form of a lengthy ceremonies address to a person or abstract entity, always serious and elevated in tone Example：Ode to the West Wind西风颂 “if winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” Elabo