Narrative Poetry
A poem that tells a story is called a narrative poem. A narrative is a story. A narrative is just like any other story; it has character, plot, setting, and dialogue. But poetry adds other elemenst to storytelling--especially sounds and images. To create musical sounds, poets use rhythm, rhyme, and repeated sounds. Poets also create word pictures with words that appeal to the senses. We call it imagery. This link will take you to a narrative poem by Ted Hughes. Thinking It Over Who are the characters in this poem? What can you tell me about them? Gardens are usually peaceful. Is that true about this garden? How many conflicts do you see in the poem? Explain. How would you describe the beat of this poem? What examples of sounds and images do you hear and see? Writing a Narrative Poem Apply what you already know about writing stories to writing a narrative poem. Try starting with a character or situation. After you've jotted down some ideas, share...