poetic device: Lyric & Dramatic Poems
Lyric poems, not to be confused with song lyrics, are poems in which the poet expresses his or her emotions or feelings. This is as opposed to narrative poetry, which tells a story, or descriptive poetry. which gives a detailed description of something or someone.
Dramatic poems are lyric poems that are meant to be read aloud to express the feelings and emotions of the reader.
Can you figure out what emotions the narrator is expressing in each of these lyric poems? Try reading some of these poems out loud to see if you share their emotions.
Please Don’t Prank Your Parents
Lost and Found
Nicknames
I Can’t Wait for Summer
My Kitten Is a Ninja
I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go
I Think I’d Like to Get a Pet
Zoom Gloom
Things You Don’t Need to Know
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
The First Day of School
Valentine’s Day Card
Pizza, Pizza, I Love You
Hottest Food Ever
Elaine the Complainer
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
Rules for School
Coming Soon!
Whenever It’s December
Let Me out of the Classroom
Bow Wow Wow, Meow, Meow
I’m Srot of Srcmabled Up Tdaoy
My Girlfriend
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head