Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Poetics

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Poetry - Like music, this form of art uses rhythm and melody. However, unlike music, this uses only language.

Tragedy - This is the highest form of poetry characterized chiefly by the emotions (pity and fear) it attempts to evoke from the audience. Additionally, this type of poetry always takes place over a single day and is usually performed on stage

Epic Poetry - Often very long, this form of poetry is never performed on stage, but it always concerns some subject of great magnitude, such as a war or a great hero.