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==Narrative Verse== | ==Narrative Verse== | ||
Cuddon states that narrative poem tells a story(566).There are three types of narrative poems. They are epic, romance, and ballad. Early examples of narrative poems are Gilgamesh, the ''Aeneid'' by Virgil, and ''Metamorphoses'' by Ovid. More recent examples are ''The Code'' by Robert Frost, Kazantzakis's ''The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel'', and Stephen Vincent Benet's ''John Brown's Body''(569). | Cuddon states that narrative poem tells a story (566).There are three types of narrative poems. They are epic, romance, and ballad. Early examples of narrative poems are Gilgamesh, the ''Aeneid'' by Virgil, and ''Metamorphoses'' by Ovid. More recent examples are ''The Code'' by Robert Frost, Kazantzakis's ''The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel'', and Stephen Vincent Benet's ''John Brown's Body'' (569). | ||
===Epic=== | ===Epic=== | ||
Hornblower and Spawforth say that an epic is a long narrative poem. These tell the stories of heroes and warriors (1027). These often embody national pride in a lofty or grandiose manner(Cuddon | Hornblower and Spawforth say that an epic is a long narrative poem. These tell the stories of heroes and warriors (1027). These often embody national pride in a lofty or grandiose manner(Cuddon 265). Examples of great epics are Homer's ''Illiad'' and ''Odyssey''. | ||
===Romance=== | ===Romance=== | ||
This form of narrative is principally a source of entertainment( | This form of narrative is principally a source of entertainment (Cuddon 758). These stories were written with elements of love, fantasy, adventure and extravagance. Some popular works of romantic verse are ''Le Morte D'Arthur'' by Sir Thomas Mallory, ''Don Quixote'' by Cervantes, and Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. | ||
===Ballad=== | ===Ballad=== | ||
This form of narrative verse tells a story and was a musical accompianment to a dance (Penguin,71). | This form of narrative verse tells a story and was a musical accompianment to a dance (Penguin,71). There are certain characteristics to every ballad. They are:(a) the beginning is often abrupt,(b) the language is simple,(c) the story is told through dialogue and action,(d) the theme is often tragic(though there are a number of comic ballads), and (e) there is often a refrain (Cuddon 71). There are two types of ballads. They are folk or traditional ballad and the literary ballad. | ||
====folk==== | ====folk==== | ||
This type is transmitted from singer to singer and is annonymous. | This type is transmitted from singer to singer and is annonymous. | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
Abrams, M.H. <u>A Glossary of Literary Terms</u>. Thomson Wadworth: Boston. 2005. | |||
Cuddon, J.A. <u>The Pengiun Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory</u>. Penguin Books: London. 1999. | Cuddon, J.A. <u>The Pengiun Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory</u>. Penguin Books: London. 1999. | ||
Harmon, William and Holman, Hugh. <u> | |||