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Poetry has magic, especially when it comes from the heart.
Poetry can touch us, move us, __1__ us, make us laugh, make us cry, and both soften and enrich __2__ deepest memories. Poems are the ties that bind one stranger to __3__， often in friendship, sometimes __4__ love, __5__ in understanding.
There are many different kinds of __6__. It imitates most short poems. Lyrics (抒情诗) may be __7__ music and songs. Odes, elegies and sonnets are __8__ lyric poems. The ode is very structured. It may be written to __9__ a person __10__ to celebrate an important __11__. Elegies have something to __12__ death. Sonnets are fourteen line poems __13__ a special rhyme __14__. Often they are love poems.
Narrative poetry (叙事诗) tells __15__. The most important kinds of narrative poems are ballads (民谣) and epics (史诗). Ballads tell stories about individuals. They are __16__ to be sung. The epic is probably the oldest __17__ of poetry. Epics are long poems that __18__ the heroic deeds of a character. The Odyssey is one of the best known epics. Many cultures have epics about their histories and legends.
Dramatic poetry (戏剧诗歌) also tells stories, __19__ the characters act out the tales. The dialogue is written in rhyme. Shakespeare is the most famous dramatic __20__.
1．A. surprise B. shock
C. delight D. frighten
2．A. our B. his
C. their D. its
3．A. others B. the other
C. other D. another
4．A. in B. with
C. for D. to
5．A. sometimes B. often
C. seldom D. always
6．A. poems B. articles
C. reports D. novels
7．A. set up B. set to
C. set off D. set out
8．A. longer B. shorter
C. too long D. too short
9．A. sing B. envy
C. love D. praise
10．A. and B. or
C. also D. but
11．A. event B. affair
C. matter D. business
12．A. lead to B. do with
C. do up D. deal with
13．A. have B. for
C. with D. on
14．A. way B. pattern
C. means D. forms
15．A. poems B. plays
C. novels D. stories
16．A. wanted B. hoped
C. suggested D. meant
17．A. form B. line
C. type D. kind
18．A. tell about B. think about
C. speak about D. is about
19．A. and B. so
C. however D. but
20．A. teller B. writer
C. poet D. author
