English 9

Ms, Henerose De Las Flores

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NARRATIVE
POETRY
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Narrative Poetry

 A poem that tells a story

 It can be shorter or longer.

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 Narrative poem contains…

Character
Setting
Conflict or Problem
Resolution(Sometimes)
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 Narrative poem are usually divided into stanzas.

(the poetry version of paragraphs)

 Contains regular form of rhymes

 Narrative poem can be serious or funny, shorter or

longer but always tell a story.
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Richard Cory is an example of a

narrative poem.
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This type of poem can develop its character

through
 vivid imaginary

 characters words, thoughts and feelings

 words thoughts and actions of the character

 the description and comments of the speaker

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 The poem has also Irony in it.

 its the authors tool to create emphasis

on life as seen or unseen by man.
 if something ironic, what seems to be a
certain way is not what is real, what you
expect to happen is not what happen.
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HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM

Choose a topic. 

Pick a story that you really want to tell, even

if you can’t explain why. It could be something
that happened to you (or a friend or loved one)
or it could be something that’s completely
fictional.
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HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM

Make your voice heard. 

If the narrator in your poem is experiencing a

particular emotion, make sure that this feeling
comes through in the words and the tone that
you choose. A poem can be a snarl, a shout, a
whisper or a cry, so pack it with feeling.
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HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM

Skip the build-up. 

Narrative poems don’t waste words

introducing characters or explaining the scene
— most dive right in. Try starting your narrative
poem in the middle of the action scene to bring
readers immediately into the heart of your story.
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HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM

Sweat the small stuff. 

The best narrative poems use

precise imagery and descriptive words that bring
out a story’s details and paint a rich picture. Think of
the five senses and use adjectives that help
describe what the world looks, sounds, smells,
tastes, and feels like as the story unfolds so readers
will experience it just like you do.
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HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE POEM

Repeat yourself.

Repeating is an especially effective and

powerful strategy if your narrative poem is long.
Try repeating key words or phrases that are
emotional or musical a few times throughout the
poem.
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Ms, Henerose De Las Flores

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SONNET
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SONNET

 one of the type of lyric poetry.

 compose of 14 lines that rhyme in fixed

pattern.
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3 Requirements to Create a Sonnet

 Rhymes Scheme

 Iambic pentameter

 Content and Structure

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Rhyme Scheme

Shakespeare Sonnet
A-B-A-B C-D-C-D E-F-E-F G-G
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Petrarchan Sonnet
A-B-B-A A-B-B-A C-D-E-D-E-C
C-D-C-D-C-D
C-D-E-C-D-E

Two Parts

Octave: the first 8 lines. Set up the situation tackled in the

poem.

Sistet: the last lines. Express the resolution, conclusion,

or reaction to the speaker
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Iambic Pentameter

 An iamb is a unit of rhythm consisting of one unstressed

syllable followed by one stressed syllables. (“ba-Bum”)
 Iambic Pentameter is compose of 5 iamb in one line

“ba-Bum ba-Bum ba-Bum ba-Bum ba-Bum”

Example:

My CAT is EAting CAsseROLE and CAKE

(Alternating)
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Content and Structure

Shakespearian Sonnet
 Praise someone or something

 Quatrain – Says the Praises about your subject ( 1 st

2Quatrain)
 3rd Quatrain – be a turn or shift

 Couplet- Conclusion
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References

 Voyager 9, Vibal Publish Inc.

 https://powerpoetry.org/actions/how-write-narrative-poem

 https://youtu.be/C1XCoDOs8Ms

 https://youtu.be/he_lxFaYwAA