NARRATIVE POETRY

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NARRATIVE POETRY
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WHAT IS IT?

• A poem that tells a story
• Originally an oral tradition
• Is meant to be heardrhythmical
• The oldest genre of poetry

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FAMOUS NARRATIVE POEMS

• The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
• The Divine Comedy by Dante
• The Idylls of the King by Tennyson
• The Metamorphoses by Ovid
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• The Odyssey by Homer

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POETIC ELEMENTS

• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Similes
• Repetition
• Specific rhyme scheme
• Onomatopoeia

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SHORT STORY ELEMENTS

• Conflict
• Character
• Theme
• Plot
• Setting