Answer:
The chief characteristics of lyric poetry are-
1. Shortness
Generally lyric poetry is short in nature. Sonnets are best examples of shortness of lyric poetry. But there are some long lyric too like Ode to the West Wind, The Raven etc.
2. Simplicity
Simplicity is a prominent feature of a good lyric. Every lyric poetry is composed in such a language that every person can understand it easily.
Touch, the wounding cords that bind and strain represents touch.
