1.   Bakhtin is unusual among literary critics in making the focus of his activity the Novel rather than lyric poetry or drama.

2.   Folk-song is the direct ancestor of lyric poetry, and the simplest artistic form that unites the Apolline and the Dionysiac.

3.   In sum, lyric poetry is dependent on the spirit of music, while music itself is independent of language.

4.   To appreciate the significance of the lyrical origin of tragedy, we must first elucidate lyric poetry as such.

5.   There are no special deictic terms or elements to be found in lyric poetry.

6.   Within literary discourses, it seems that lyric poetry is the genre least likely to assist us.