A Number on Narrative

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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The girl in the cartoon struggles with her poem because she cannot find a rhyming word.

It's a shame she doesn't know about narrative poetry!

Narrative poems . . .

• tell a story (and can even include multiple characters).
• can be about any subject.
• are usually written in metered verse.
• can rhyme but do not have to rhyme.

Watch the following videos to get a clearer understanding of narrative poetry.

• Do you have a good grasp of what narrative poetry is?

Continue to the Got It? section to read a classic!