Narrative Poems | Narrative Examples

Narrative Poems. Examples of Narratives and a list of new poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read short, long, best, and famous Narrative poetry while accessing rules, format, types, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Narrative.

A narrative poem is a form of poetry that tells a story. They are poems that have a plot, characters, and setting while presenting a series of events through action and conversations between two or more people. However, there is more. What is narrative in poetry (complete definition)?

Grandmothers House

My Grandmother's House! That country-styled house of yesteryear has gone so fast now a sweet memory of times gone away from me, You could smell the breeze pushing and blowing a fragrance in the air. This...Read More

The Dreaded Messy Closet

I see the closet door and I hear the theme song to Shark. Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo The one they used to play on Saturday Night Live in the eighties. You know the one. I...Read More

I Recognize Daddys Penmanship

I recognized the hand immediately Daddy never used cursive He dropped out of school in eighth grade. He always printed. Maybe he forgot cursive? His blocky dark blue letters were put painstakingly onto a page. He wrote his memoirs more than...Read More

She drew it with a Sharpie

She drew it with a Sharpie I am sitting at the table about to have my tea. When screams of horror reach my ears I jump and run to see. My wife is in our daughter’s room with...Read More

Arms Full of Linnet Wings

“Arms Full of Linnet Wings” In the garden that afternoon she planted seeds in their ripe minds their eyes looking up to hers their irises dazzling in the late afternoon sunshine wide open as if waiting hungrily for more food she...Read More

My Newest Power Animal is a Snake

I believe my newest power animal is a Kansas snake As I have a ten foot black rat snake in my driveway She is beginning to go up my siding, and she is beautiful I look her up,...Read More

The Land Of The Midnight Sun

I went cruising to Norway with my wife across the North Sea We travelled the route the Vikings took but with added luxury Our first port of call was Stavanger, it was nice to be on dry...Read More

In the Kiss of Echoes

“In the Kiss of Echoes” Eventually all traces erased and what is left remains in the kiss of echoes in sound memories wade through the Light whispers touch us sometimes like feathers or spider webs against our face the veil is thin they are...Read More

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Definition | What is Narrative in Poetry?

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