Dramatic
Poetry
What is a
Dramatic
Poetry?
Known as dramatic monologue, is meant to be
spoken or acted. Similar to narrative poetry,
dramatic poetry tells a story. You’re most likely to
find dramatic poetry in the form of dramatic (or
even comedic) monologues or soliloquies
written in a rhyming verse.
Many dramatic poems appear as:
1.Monologue - a speech given by one character
to another, or by one character to the audience
(also known as dramatic verse when not in poetic
form)
2. Soliloquy - a speech given by one character to
himself or herself; a dramatic representation of
inner monologue
While narrative poetry is told by a narrator,
dramatic poetry is written from the perspective
of a character in the story. Narrative poetry tends
to set the scene and describe what's happening,
whereas dramatic poetry tends to lead with a
main character entering the scene and speaking.
Narrative
Poetry
What is a
Narrative
Poetry?
The definition of narrative is a piece of writing
that tells a story, and it is one of four classical
rhetorical modes or ways that writers use to
present information.
The others include an exposition, which explains
and analyzes an idea or set of ideas;
an argument, which attempts to persuade the
reader to a particular point of view; and
a description, a written form of a visual
experience
Key Takeaways: Narrative Definition
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A narrative is a form of writing that tells a story.
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Narratives can be essays, fairy tales, movies, and jokes.
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Narratives have five elements: plot, setting, character, conflict,
and theme.
Writers use narrator style, chronological order, a point of view,
and other strategies to tell a story.
Narrative Elements
Every narrative has five elements that define and shape the
narrative:
1.
Plot
2.
Setting
3.
Character
4.
Conflict and
5.
Theme
1. The plot is the thread of events that occur in a
story.
2. The setting is the location of the events in time
and place.
3. The characters are the people in the story who
drive the plot, are impacted by the plot, or may
even be bystanders to the plot.
4. The conflict is the problem that is being
resolved. Plots need a moment of tension, which
involves some difficulty that requires resolution.
5. Most important and least explicit is the theme.
What is the moral of the story? What does the
writer intend the reader to understand?