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.

I Love to Read a Mystery by Kenn Nesbitt
I Love to Read a Mystery
Ode on a Unicycle
Our Parents Are Planning a Party by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Parents Are Planning a Party
Dear Summer
I'm Glad that I'm Me by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad to Be Me
Calculator, Calculator by Kenn Nesbitt
Calculator, Calculator
If I Were the Principal by Kenn Nesbitt
If I Were the Principal
Elementary by Kenn Nesbitt
Elementary
I'm Thinking of Writing a Poem Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Thinking of Writing a Poem Today
Potluck Christmas by Kenn Nesbitt
Potluck Christmas
Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom
School Year Extension by Kenn Nesbitt
School Year Extension
Dreaming of Summer
I'm Staying at Home by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Staying at Home
I’m Not Afraid of the Dark
How Did You Get So Mean by Kenn Nesbitt
How Did You Get So Mean?
Gabby the Garbage Collector by Kenn Nesbitt
Gabby the Garbage Collector
Just a Slug
I’ve Been Working on My Homework
Ancient Romans Ancient Greeks by Kenn Nesbitt
Ancient Romans, Ancient Greeks
I'll Never by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never
Spinach Is One of My Favorite Foods
Spinach is One of My Favorite Foods
Going Nowhere Slowly by Kenn Nesbitt
Going Nowhere Slowly
Chester Sylvester the Jester by Kenn Nesbitt
Chester Sylvester the Jester

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