英诗概说

英语诗歌,就其内容说,分为抒情诗(lyric poetry),史诗(epic poetry),童话诗(fairy—tale poetry),民歌(tolk song),颂歌(hymu),田园诗(pastotal poetry),歌谣(ballad),挽歌(elegiac poetry),说教诗(didactic poetry),讽刺诗(satire),墓志铭或安魂曲(epitaph),警句(epigram),诗剧(dramatic poetry)等。就其形式说,英语诗歌牵涉到押韵(rhyme or rime),音步(foot),诗行(verse)和诗体(style)等。