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AP English Literature and Composition
Unit 5: Poetry II
5.4 Narration
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What is narrative poetry?
Poetry that tells a story
Match the type of poetry with its definition:
Narrative Poetry ↔️ Tells a story with characters and plot
Lyric Poetry ↔️ Expresses personal thoughts and emotions
What is dramatic poetry often characterized by?
Dialogue and multiple speakers
Narrative poetry typically includes characters, a plot, and a narrator who recounts the
story
Narrative poetry uses a
chronological
sequence of events.
True
Narrative poetry relies on a chronological sequence of
events
Match the narrative perspective with its description:
First-person ↔️ Uses "I", "me", "my" and recounts personal experience
Third-person ↔️ Uses "he", "she", "they" and describes objectively
The chronology of events in narrative poetry follows a sequential
timeline
.
True
Narrative poetry differs from lyric poetry because it follows a chronological sequence of
events
What type of poetry expresses the poet's personal thoughts, feelings, and emotions?
Lyric Poetry
The chronological structure of events in
narrative poetry
helps readers follow the story.
True
The narrator's point of
view
can be first-person, third-person, or omniscient.
Match the narrative perspective with its description:
First-person ↔️ Narrator uses "I", "me", "my"
Third-person ↔️ Narrator uses "he", "she", "they"
Omniscient ↔️ Narrator knows multiple characters' thoughts
In first-person perspective, the narrator uses "he", "she", or "they".
False
The plot refers to the series of events that make up the
story
Narrative
poetry
typically includes characters and a plot.
True
What determines the perspective from which events are recounted in narrative poetry?
Narrator's point of view
Narrative poetry follows a chronological sequence of
events
Narrative poetry typically includes
characters
Order the three main narrative perspectives from most personal to most distant.
1️⃣ First-person
2️⃣ Third-person
3️⃣ Omniscient
In "The Raven", which narrative perspective is used?
First-person
First-person
narration
fosters a strong emotional connection with the reader.
True
Which narrative poem uses first-person narration to emphasize Ulysses' desire for adventure?
Ulysses
In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", what does the desolate sea symbolize?
Isolation and mystery
What poetic device is used in "Ulysses" to describe the "gray sea"?
Imagery
Order the three main types of poetry based on their primary focus: story, emotions, and dialogue.
1️⃣ Narrative Poetry
2️⃣ Lyric Poetry
3️⃣ Dramatic Poetry
The chronology of events in narrative poetry follows a sequential
timeline
.
True
What is the chronological structure of narrative poetry designed to help the reader follow?
The unfolding of the story
The narrator's point of view in
narrative poetry
determines the perspective from which events are recounted.
True
Unlike lyric poetry, narrative poetry follows a
sequential
timeline.
Narrative structure in poetry includes the chronological sequence of events, narrator's
point of view
, plot, and characters.
True
What does the narrator's point of view determine in narrative poetry?
Perspective of the story
An omniscient narrator has access to the thoughts and feelings of multiple
characters
Which narrative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge features a first-person narrator recounting a sequential series of events?
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
What role does the narrator play in a narrative poem?
Tells the story
Characters are typically involved in the plot of
narrative poetry
.
True
In narrative poetry, the narrator's
point
of view determines the perspective of the story.
What does a first-person narrator use in their description of events?
"I", "me", "my"
The narrator's point of view determines the perspective from which the events are
recounted
The narrator is the voice that tells the
story
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