2.4 Narration

• Narrative poetry tells a story through a chronological sequence of events
• Narrative poetry focuses on expressing the poet's personal thoughts and feelings.

  False
• Match the type of poetry with its characteristic focus:

  Narrative Poetry ↔️ Story with characters and plot

  Lyric Poetry ↔️ Poet's thoughts and feelings

  Dramatic Poetry ↔️ Scene or dialogue
• In a flashback narrative structure, the poem jumps between the present and past events.


  True
• Arrange the following narrative structures in order of complexity:

  1️⃣ Chronological

  2️⃣ Flashback

  3️⃣ Frame story

  4️⃣ Multiple perspectives
• Narrative structures in poetry allow poets to tell compelling stories with characters and a plot.


  True
• A poem using a flashback structure jumps between the present and the past events.past
• A poem with multiple perspectives shifts between different characters' points of view to tell the story.view
• Lyric poetry focuses on personal expression, while narrative poetry tells a story with characters and a plot.


  True
• Narrative poetry includes characters, a plot, and a narrator, distinguishing it from lyric and dramatic poetry.

  True
• Key characteristics of narrative poetry include a chronological sequence of events, characters, a plot, and a narrator.events
• In a chronological narrative structure, the poem follows a linear timeline of events.linear
• In a frame story structure, the poem contains a framing narrative that introduces and concludes the main story.narrative
• Order the common narrative structures used in poetry based on their primary characteristic:

  1️⃣ Chronological: Linear timeline of events

  2️⃣ Flashback: Jumps between present and past

  3️⃣ Frame story: Framing narrative introduces and concludes the main story

  4️⃣ Multiple perspectives: Shifts between characters' points of view
• What is the purpose of narrative structures in poetry?

  Engage reader and develop story
• A flashback in poetry shifts between present and past events


  True
• A third-person narrator is outside the story


  True
• First-person narrators offer a subjective account of events.
• Omniscient narrators can reveal the thoughts and motivations of characters.
• Match the narrative element with its impact on meaning:

  Plot ↔️ Drives the story, reveals themes

  Characters ↔️ Embodies values and beliefs

  Setting ↔️ Creates atmosphere, influences behavior

  Conflict ↔️ Highlights themes, demonstrates growth

  Theme ↔️ Unifies elements, conveys message
• Which poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is an example of narrative poetry?

  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• A narrative poem arranges events in a chronological sequence
• What type of narrative structure introduces and concludes the main story?

  Frame story
• In a chronological narrative structure, the poem follows a linear timeline of events.linear
• In a frame story structure, the poem contains a framing narrative that introduces and concludes the main story.narrative
• The use of flashback in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" allows the narrator to recount his tale.

  True
• Narrative poetry is a type of poetry that tells a story through a chronological sequence of events.events
• Match the focus of each type of poetry with its description:

  Narrative Poetry ↔️ Story with characters and plot

  Lyric Poetry ↔️ Poet's personal thoughts and feelings

  Dramatic Poetry ↔️ Scene or dialogue
• Lyric poetry focuses on personal emotions, while narrative poetry presents scenes or dialogues.

  False
• A poem using a flashback structure jumps back and forth between the present and the past events.past
• A poem with multiple perspectives shifts between different characters' points of view to tell the story.view
• The frame story structure in "The Canterbury Tales" introduces a larger narrative containing multiple individual stories.

  True
• In a chronological narrative structure, the poem follows a linear
• A first-person narrator is a character within the story.
• What type of perspective does a first-person narrator provide?

  Subjective, personal
• A third-person narrator provides an objective, distant view


  True
• How do narrative elements impact the overall meaning of a poem?

  Drive story, develop characters