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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)?
A Sea Of Eyes
A Sea Of Eyes
There came /was a rumbling
thundering and tumbling
culminating in a fated crumble
see fate at its' present rancor
hmm, it was Lorina
who did a slight wander
paving way for Morgan to plunder
with...
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Categories:
culture, deep, heartbroken, loss,
Form: Narrative
UNDEFINEDUNDEFINED (a true story)
The morning after the total housefire, 52 years ago, when
the journalist asked the elderly man,
“How do you feel after this tragic, sudden death of your...
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Categories:
death, future, grief, language,
Form: Narrative
The Long GoodbyeThe Long Goodbye
By Edmund Siejka
We were on the corner
Of Union Square
Not touching
Not speaking
Just staring at each other
Me, in complete disbelief
You, looking past me
Annoyed shoppers
Quickly brushing past us.
And then you walked away
All...
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Categories:
love,
Form: Narrative
Can of WormsTom tom drums call men unto war
The Euphrates dries in preparation
Of a Third world war as Gog and Magog
Start a Cataclysmic war that unchecked
Will lead to an outright world war
Russia is on the offensive in...
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Categories:
allusion, inspirational, religious, violence,
Form: Narrative
InconceivableI see them coming out of the meeting with smiles and laughter all over their faces, everyone was hugging and greeting each other with kisses on Jaws and forehead, and hands locked into one another.
I...
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Categories:
animal, beautiful, city, community,
Form: Narrative
Talk of JoysA full African figure
Is how I can describe her
The Joy of seeing her
Is it not to be found
In her leaving as they drool
Her face contemplative
And easy grace mixed with charm
A voice tantalizing as she browses
I...
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Categories:
celebration, change, cool, dedication,
Form: Narrative
WINGS OF GUINEAOh white dove
Fly over and above
The troubled plains of Guinea
Coo peace, halt this coup.
Guinea needs love
Now more than ever.
Oh white dove
Flap your tender wings
Over Yenge, over Conakry
Over Assemblée...
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Categories:
2nd grade, africa,
Form: Narrative
FORGIVENESSForgiveness is like a rose
Blooming in a wild garden.
From afar, its petals are tender
Yet its thorns pain they render.
Letting go of resentment
Feels like betrayal to...
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Categories:
forgiveness,
Form: Narrative
Miscellaneous PursuitThere are some things that you have to do, to make your long-awaited dream come true. The morning with all its glory is listening silently to your body, it watches your heart beat for signs...
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Categories:
america, appreciation, career, change,
Form: Narrative
One Year Older“I am one year older,” he declares, proud.
Though it is only by two weeks, he leaps
For any opportunity to claim
A victory over his smiling friend.
The joy of childhood is still present
In their...
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Categories:
best friend, childhood, death
Form: Narrative
what common house pet is nocturnalWhat common house pet is nocturnal?
My king cobra? You guess.
Is that a COMMON house pet?
It is common at my house.
Maybe my cat? Another pet-owner ventures to guess.
In truth both dogs and cats are natural nocturnal...
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Categories:
cat,
Form: Narrative
THE CHOICE WE MADEWe stood at a crossroads
With a choice that could define us
To rise and prosper together
Or to pursue wealth in isolation.
We were handed guns
But also tools— hoes and ploughs
Intelligence, skills, and sustenance
Rum, gum, and nicotine.
Yet, we...
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Categories:
africa,
Form: Narrative
The Empty ManThe Empty Man
Saddled with the darkened years
Fogged with broken thoughts
Chasing crooked spirits
Drenched in ethereal fire
Deadened to raging emotions
Sentenced to a deafened silence
Dreading the coming phase
Of fleeting victory and bleeding hearts
Thus, seeping the dredge
Of frothing suffering
He...
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Categories:
anxiety, deep, emotions, feelings,
Form: Narrative
The Gradual RiseA rush of cold air blows over my skin stirring deep emotions within, and pushed the solitude of hope through the door and anchors the destiny of truth upon my battered soul.
The open trenches of...
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Categories:
adventure, beauty, blessing, blue,
Form: Narrative
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander The Great was born in Macedonia in 356 BC, led to believe
From a boy by Olympias his mother, and to conceive
He was born of the gods, legend inferred he was the son of Zeus,
Ruler...
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Categories:
horse,
Form: Narrative
Specific Types of Narrative Poems
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christmas, 4th grade, funny, high school, kids, life, middle school, nature, rhyme, 3rd grade,
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Definition | What is Narrative in Poetry?