University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems
This is the full text of "The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, originally published in 1859.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Neoclassism: Epic, Mock Epic and Satire
Unfortunately, "literary" writing was not as simple and direct as political writing. When trying to write poetry, most educated authors stumbled into the pitfall of elegant neoclassicism. The epic, in particular, exercised a fatal...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Lamia by John Keats
This is the full text of the two-part narrative poem Lamia by John Keats about consuming love.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Idylls of the King by Lord Alfred Tennyson
This is the full text of the cycle of twelve narrative poems Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This is the complete text of the long narrative poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; it includes seven parts,
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Poetry.net: "The Chronicle of the Drum" by Thackeray
The complete text of William Makepeace Thackeray's poem "The Chronicle of the Drum", a narrative of French military history. This ballad was written in Paris, in 1841, at the time of the second funeral of Napoleon.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Bringing My Son to the Police Station to Be Fingerprinted
This poem tells the narrative of a son being taken to the police station to be fingerprinted.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The University of Virginia provides the full text of the Middle English narrative poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
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On "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Acclaimed literary critic Dana Gioia analyzes Longfellow's classic narrative poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," encouraging readers to see beyond the story into the rationale for the structure and style of the poem.
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Centre for Literacy in Primary Education: Poetryline: Poetic Forms and Devices
An excellent resource for learning about the different forms and devices used in poetry. Each item is linked to its own page which has examples of its use. Many of the pages have videos of authors reading their poems, and some have...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Poetry for the Elementary Classroom
Site contains a narrative and three lesson plans. These plans are designed to assist students with various aspects of poetry. This site discusses strategies which enable students to effectively, memorize, recite, and correctly pronounce...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Prose Poetry Paragraphs
Inspired by the vignettes of Sandra Cisneros, students will write about a familiar thing from their lives. Students will use the style of prose poetry to describe something familiar around their home, school or neighborhood. The final...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Fairy Mary's Dream by A. F. L.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Fairy Mary's Dream by A. F. L. [1870], a narrative poem about a dream.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Babes in the Wood by William Dickes
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Babes in the Wood by William Dickes (1861), an illustrated narrative poem.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Babes in the Wood by Randolf Caldecott
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Babes in the Wood by Randolf Caldecott,(1880?) an illustrated narrative poem.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Men, Women, and Ghosts by Amy Lowell
This is the full text of the collection of stories Men, Women, and Ghosts by Amy Lowell. This is a book of stories, but the word "stories" has been stretched to its fullest application. It includes both narrative poems, properly so...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Vision of Piers Plowman
This etext features the full text of the Middle English narrative poem "Piers Plowman" by Langland, William (1330?-1400?) provided by the etext library of the University of Virginia.
Read Works
Read Works: All in a Week
[Free Registration/Login Required] This poem discusses the adventures taken while reading during a single week. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
TES Global
Blendspace: Poetry
A learning module that includes twenty-two links to videos, pictures, weblinks, charts, and activities about different types of poetry including couplet, cinquain, acrostic, diamante, limerick, free verse, lyric, narrative, concrete, and...
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Robert Frost: America's Poet
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Revision Lesson: Re Shaping Narrative Writing
This lesson, inspired by the novel Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is a fabulous classroom mentor text that helps teach a very powerful revision strategy: rewriting an idea in a completely different genre. Grimes' book shares short...
University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The American Verse Project provides this full text version of Longfellow's famous poem, "Song of Hiawatha.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Epic of Gilgamesh
This site gives an in-depth essay exploring the Epic of Gilgamesh and its history.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature and Composition
This is an introduction to a unit on writing in various genre including Nonfiction, Narrative, Literary Writing, Short Stories, and Poetry. Analysis of "The Odyssey", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Romeo and Juliet". Click on the View links...
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