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Title: 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
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