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.

At History I'm Hopeless
At History I’m Hopeless
Spaghetti, Dear Spaghetti by Kenn Nesbitt
Spaghetti, Dear Spaghetti
I'b God a Code by Kenn Nesbitt
I’b God a Code
AI Mirror On the Wall by Kenn Nesbitt
AI Mirror On the Wall
Moving to China
Mirror, Mirror by Linda Knaus and Kenn Nesbitt
Mirror, Mirror
Somewhere Sometime by Kenn Nesbitt
Somewhere Sometime
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous by Kenn Nesbitt
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous
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
Calculator, Calculator by Kenn Nesbitt
Calculator, Calculator
If I Were the Principal by Kenn Nesbitt
If I Were the Principal
I'm Glad that I'm Me by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad to Be Me
Elementary by Kenn Nesbitt
Elementary
I'm Thinking of Writing a Poem Today by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Thinking of Writing a Poem Today
Don’t Bring Camels in the Classroom
Potluck Christmas by Kenn Nesbitt
Potluck Christmas
School Year Extension by Kenn Nesbitt
School Year Extension
Dreaming of Summer
Gabby the Garbage Collector by Kenn Nesbitt
Gabby the Garbage Collector
I’m Not Afraid of the Dark
I'm Staying at Home by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Staying at Home

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