Can you give some examples of a type of poem that tells a story?
Yes. Ballads are a common type. For example, 'Bonnie Barbara Allan'. It tells a tragic love story. There's also 'Casey at the Bat', which is about a baseball player in a crucial moment of a game. Epic poems like 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' also fall into this category. 'The Iliad' focuses on the Trojan War and the heroes involved, while 'The Odyssey' is about Odysseus's long journey home after the war. These poems all have a story to tell, with characters, settings and plots.
Sure. 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer is a great example. It's a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on a journey. Each pilgrim has their own story to tell, and Chaucer uses vivid language and different voices for each character. Another one is 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a man who is visited by a raven and slowly descends into madness. And then there's 'Beowulf', an epic poem that tells the story of the hero Beowulf and his battles against monsters.
Well, 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' is an example. It tells the story of a piper who is hired to get rid of the rats in a town but when the town doesn't pay him, he takes the children away. 'Goblin Market' by Christina Rossetti is another. It has a rather strange and alluring story about two sisters and the goblin merchants. And let's not forget 'The Highwayman' which is a ballad that tells the story of a highwayman in love with a landlord's daughter and the tragic events that follow.
