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
I Think I'd Like to Get a Pet by Kenn Nesbitt
I Think I’d Like to Get a Pet
It's a Drag to Be a Dragon by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s a Drag to Be a Dragon
Things You Don't Need to Know by Kenn Nesbitt
Things You Don’t Need to Know
Zoom Gloom by Kenn Nesbitt
Zoom Gloom
I’m Srot of Srcmabled Up Tdaoy
Pizza, Pizza, I Love You by Kenn Nesbitt
Pizza, Pizza, I Love You
The First Day of School
I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
Valentine’s Day Card
Hottest Food Ever by Kenn Nesbitt
Hottest Food Ever
Suspense by Kenn Nesbitt
Suspense
Coming Soon by Kenn Nesbitt
Coming Soon!
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
Bow Wow Wow, Meow, Meow
My Girlfriend
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween

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