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