surround ing them, usually these relationships are described fairly briefly, for the shortened form of the story does not permit a great deal of development about how human character changes in response to human beings and 2)The novel, on the other hand, permits a full development of these interactions d its length is caused by this fullness of development. Like the short story the novel usually focuses on a small number of characters, although the cast of secondary characters is often large and the number of incidents is multiplied Drama a drama or play is designed to be performed on a stage by live actors. It therefore consists of dialogue together with direction for action. Like narrative fiction,it focuses on a single character or a small number of characters. Drama does not rely on narration, however, but presents you with speech and action which actually render(k Eld) the interactions that cause change in the characters and that resolve the conflicts with which the characters are engaged The drama types are tragedy comedy and farce (BR E). In the face of human disasters, tragedy attempts to elevate human values. Comedy treats people as they are laughing at them or sympathizing with them, but showing them to be successful nevertheless. Farce exaggerates human foolishness, gets the characters into probable and lunatic(愚蠢的) situation and laughs at everyone in sight Poetry Poetry is a broad term that includes many subtypes, such as sonnet(十四行诗) lyric, pastoral(田园诗) ballad(歌谣),song,ode(颂诗), drama( which may be in either prose or poetry) epic, mock epic and dramatic monologue. Essentially, poetry is a compressed and often highly emotional form of expression. It relies more heav ily than prose on Imagery(比喻), that is, on a comparative, allusive(暗指的), suggestive form of expression that is applicable to a wide number of human situation. It is this compactness of expression, combined with the broadness of application that makes poetry unique Because poetry is so compact, the rhythms of poetic speech become as vital as the emotions and ideas. Sometimes these rhythms are called the music of poetry The topic material of poetry can be just about anything. Love, personal meditations, psychological studies, reviews of folklore, attacks on co celebrations of the seasons, observations on life in the streets or in the home--these are just a few of the topics found. While writers of narrative and drama confine themselves exclusively to their respective forms, the poet is free to select any form he or she wishes, thus3 surrounding them, usually these relationships are described fairly briefly, for the shortened form of the story does not permit a great deal of development about how human character changes in response to human beings and environment. 2) The novel, on the other hand, permits a full development of these interactions, and its length is caused by this fullness of development. Like the short story, the novel usually focuses on a small number of characters, although the cast of secondary characters is often large and the number of incidents is multiplied. Drama A drama or play is designed to be performed on a stage by live actors. It therefore consists of dialogue together with direction for action. Like narrative fiction, it focuses on a single character or a small number of characters. Drama does not rely on narration, however, but presents you with speech and action which actually render (表 现) the interactions that cause change in the characters and that resolve the conflicts with which the characters are engaged. The drama types are tragedy, comedy and farce (滑稽剧). In the face of human disasters, tragedy attempts to elevate human values. Comedy treats people as they are, laughing at them or sympathizing with them, but showing them to be successful nevertheless. Farce exaggerates human foolishness, gets the characters into improbable and lunatic (愚蠢的) situation and laughs at everyone in sight. Poetry Poetry is a broad term that includes many subtypes, such as sonnet (十四行诗), lyric, pastoral (田园诗), ballad (歌谣), song, ode (颂诗), drama (which may be in either prose or poetry) epic, mock epic and dramatic monologue. Essentially, poetry is a compressed and often highly emotional form of expression. It relies more heavily than prose on imagery (比喻), that is, on a comparative, allusive (暗指的), suggestive form of expression that is applicable to a wide number of human situation. It is this compactness of expression, combined with the broadness of application that makes poetry unique. Because poetry is so compact, the rhythms of poetic speech become as vital as the emotions and ideas. Sometimes these rhythms are called the music of poetry. The topic material of poetry can be just about anything. Love, personal meditations, psychological studies, reviews of folklore, attacks on co celebrations of the seasons, observations on life in the streets or in the home—these are just a few of the topics found. While writers of narrative and drama confine themselves exclusively to their respective forms, the poet is free to select any form he or she wishes, thus