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Narrative Poetry

Narrative Poetry. - combines elements of poetry with elements of storytelling. - poetry with a plot; poetry that tells a story

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Narrative Poetry

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Narrative Poetry

Narrative Poetry

- combines elements of poetry with elements of storytelling.

- poetry with a plot; poetry that tells a story

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Narrative PoetryCommon types:

Epic - long narrative poem containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

Ballad - narrative poem that tells a story and is set to music

Idyll - a short poem that describes rustic life.

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Famous Narrative Poems

Most of the famous epics

The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow