How Sidney categories his poetry and how he defense of poetry

Sir Philip Sidney was the first in a line of English poet-critics, and although his poetic writings exhibit reflexivity about the craft and function of poetry, his importance to the history of literary theory rests on a single work, the Apology for Poetry. There are three kinds of poetry.1-religious, 2-philosophical, 3-imaginative Religious-- this type of poetry means divine poetry. Like Solomon's song, David psalms the hymns and all the book of job. Philosophical--these poets …

…Elegiac poetry deals with melancholy mood. Kindness, morality, virtue are brought from the life. Comedy deals with disorder to order. It has presented the human error, ugliness of evil and encourages them to appreciate the beauty of virtue. Satirical poetry curses people of their follies by making them laugh at those follies. Tragedy brings the moral improvement of human being. Lyric poetry has sweet and musical tone. Heroic poetry presents the noble and admirable men.