1. elegy - a poem written in an elevated style about a serious subject.
Elegies are often written as a lament for the dead or address another serious subject in a reflective way. It is also written in an elevated style.
2. ballad- a poem written in four-line stanzas
An example of a ballad is the Ballad of Birmingham. The poem is written in four-line stanzas and speaks about the tragedy of the Birmingham bombing in which the KKK bombed a church killing 4 girls and injuring countless others.
3. epic - a heroic, narrative poem about a national hero
A famous epic is the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is about Gilgamesh's journey to find immortality and become a better king.
4. caesura - a pause or break in a line of poetry
The pause or break is often created using punctuation such as commas.
5. scop - poet
A scop is used to identify an Old English poet usually of oral tradition.
There were no roads or automobiles in the area.
It's clear through the passage that there are no paved roads or cars to get the miners from place to place. They had to carry all of their gear and supplies through dangerous trails by foot, only being able to travel a certain amount each day.
