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

 A narrative is a form of writing that tells a story. 

 Narratives can be essays, fairy tales, movies, and jokes. 
 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?