Narrative poetry is a form of
poetry
which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and
characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metred verse.
The poems that make up this genre may be short or long, and the story
it relates to may be complex. It is usually dramatic, with objectives,
diverse characters, and metre.
[1] Narrative poems include
epics,
ballads,
idylls and
lays.
Some narrative poetry takes the form of a
novel in verse. An example of this is
The Ring and the Book by
Robert Browning. In terms of narrative poetry, a
romance is a narrative poem that tells a story of
chivalry. Examples include the
Romance of the Rose or
Tennyson's
Idylls of the King. Although these examples use
medieval and
Arthurian materials, romances may also tell stories from
classical mythology.
Shorter narrative poems are often similar in style to the
short story. Sometimes these short narratives are collected into interrelated groups, as with
Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales. Some literatures contain prose narratives that include poems and poetic interludes; much Old
Irish poetry is contained within prose narratives, and the Old Norse
sagas include both incidental poetry and the biographies of poets. An example is "
The Cremation of Sam McGee" by
Robert Service
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