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Narrative Poetry Notes. 1. Tells a story 2. Like a short story, it has a plot, characters , setting and theme. 3. Unlike a short story, it is written in verse with a definite rhythm, or beat. 4. Some verses rhyme . The Epic . 1. Long narrative poem
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Narrative Poetry Notes 1. Tells a story 2. Like a short story, it has a plot, characters, setting and theme. 3. Unlike a short story, it is written in verse with a definite rhythm, or beat. 4. Some verses rhyme.
The Epic • 1. Long narrative poem • 2. A narrator tells the story • 3. The theme is important • 4. Setting is huge like a sea, region, or world • 5. Has a hero • 6. Includes superhuman deeds such as battling with natural and supernatural obstacles • 7. Epic poem is to teach as well as to entertain