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Narrative Poem

Narrative Poem. Tells a story Once were chanted or sung, had regular rhythm schemes and used repeated phrases Easier to memorize and helped to assure that the stories would be handed down from generation to generation They have characters, setting and plot. Types of Narrative Poems.

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Narrative Poem

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  1. Narrative Poem • Tells a story • Once were chanted or sung, had regular rhythm schemes and used repeated phrases • Easier to memorize and helped to assure that the stories would be handed down from generation to generation • They have characters, setting and plot

  2. Types of Narrative Poems • Epic: oldest kind • They are long poems that tell about crucial interactions; usually battles or other power struggles between human groups, divinities or between humans and gods • Most famous are Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey • Ballad: focus on the adventures of relatively minor people; Ex. Robin Hood • Dramatic Poetry: set in the form of plays; ex. William Shakespeare

  3. Epilogue to Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July -- Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear Pleased a simple tale to hear -- Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade and memories die: Autumn frosts have slain July. Still she haunts me, phantomwise Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes. Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near. In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die: Ever drifting down the stream -- Lingering in the golden gleam -- Life what is it but a dream? Who are the characters in this poem? What is the setting? What is happening in this poem? Does it sound like a story that you may listen to?

  4. Rum Tum Tugger by T.S. Eliot The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat: If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse. If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat, If you put him in a flat then he'd rather have a house. If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat, If you set him on a rat then he'd rather chase a mouse. Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat-- And there isn't any call for me to shout it: For he will do As he do do And there's no doing anything about it! The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore: When you let him in, then he wants to be out; He's always on the wrong side of every door, And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about. He likes to lie in the bureau drawer, But he makes such a fuss if he can't get out. Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat-- And there isn't any use for you to doubt it: For he will do As he do do And there's no doing anything about it! The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast: His disobliging ways are a matter of habit. If you offer him fish then he always wants a feast; When there isn't any fish then he won't eat rabbit. If you offer him cream then he sniffs and sneers, For he only likes what he finds for himself; So you'll catch him in it right up to the ears, If you put it away on the larder shelf. The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing, The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle; But he'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing, For there's nothing he enjoys like a horrible muddle. Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat-- And there isn't any need for me to spout it: For he will do As he do do And theres no doing anything about it!

  5. Lyric Poetry • Goes back in history when poetry was connected with a song • Built around rhythmic, rhyming song-like qualities • Examples: sonnets, odes, and hymns • They are aimed at a subject or they appeal to the senses • Sometimes they are free verse • Subject matters: Nature, people or thoughts/feelings

  6. Lyric Poetry: NatureDancing by Yang Kuei-Fei Wide sleeves sway. Scents, Sweet scents Incessantly coming. It is red lilies, Lotus lilies, Floating up, And up, Out of autumn mist. Thin clouds Puffed, Fluttered, blown on a rippling wind Through a mountain pass. Young willow shoots Touching, Brushing, The water Of the garden pool. Questions: What natural things are mentioned in the poem? Who are the dancers in the poem? What are the “wide sleeves?”

  7. Lyric Poetry: PeopleThe Quarrel by Eleanor Farjeon I quarreled with my brother, I don’t know what about, One thing led to another And somehow we fell out. The start of it was slight, The end of it was strong, he said he was right, I knew he was wrong! We hated one another. The afternoon turned black. Then suddenly my brother thumped me on the back, And said, “Oh, come along! We can’t go on all night— I was in the wrong.” So he was in the right. How does this poem show the behavior of someone?

  8. Lyric Poetry: Thoughts and FeelingsAnxious by Miriam Waddington Anxious of course I’m anxious afraid of course I’m afraid I don’t know what about I don’t know what of but I’m afraid and I feel it’s right to be. Do you feel as though this poem expresses a feeling? Have you ever felt this way before? Can you relate to this poem?

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