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 by Kenn Nesbitt
Please Don’t Prank Your Parents
Nicknames
Lost and Found by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost and Found
My Kitten Is a Ninja by Kenn Nesbitt
My Kitten Is a Ninja
I Can't Wait for Summer
I Can’t Wait for Summer
I Can't Get Enough of this Pokemon Go by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go
It's a Drag to Be a Dragon by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s a Drag to Be a Dragon
I Think I'd Like to Get a Pet by Kenn Nesbitt
I Think I’d Like to Get a Pet
Things You Don't Need to Know by Kenn Nesbitt
Things You Don’t Need to Know
Zoom Gloom by Kenn Nesbitt
Zoom Gloom
Pizza, Pizza, I Love You by Kenn Nesbitt
Pizza, Pizza, I Love You
Suspense by Kenn Nesbitt
Suspense
The First Day of School
Valentine’s Day Card
I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
Hottest Food Ever by Kenn Nesbitt
Hottest Food Ever
I’m Srot of Srcmabled Up Tdaoy
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
Coming Soon by Kenn Nesbitt
Coming Soon!
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
My Girlfriend
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
Bow Wow Wow, Meow, Meow

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