narrative poetry

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narrative poetry

Kissing Annabel

2009
Sixteen-year-old Jack woos beautiful Annabel, and, through their relationship, he copes with his mother's death.

Paul Revere's ride

1990
The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

The cremation of Sam McGee

1986
Constantly suffering from the cold, Sam makes his companion on the Arctic trail promise to cremate him when he dies, which the companion does--to his great surprise.

The highwayman

2009
An illustrated version of the well-known poem about the highwayman and his true love, the innkeeper's daughter.

The Dancing Pancake

2010
Eleven-year-old Belinda "Bindi" Winkler and her family find their way through tough times with the love and support of the community that grows around their newly opened restaurant, "The Dancing Pancake.".

Hiawatha

1983
Verses from Longfellow's epic poem depict the boyhood of Hiawatha.

Paul Revere's ride

1993
The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

The Music of what happens

poems that tell stories
1988
A collection of bittersweet, thought-provoking poems by a variety of modern authors.

The shooting of Dan McGrew

1988
A narrative poem set in the Yukon describing the shoot-out in a saloon between a trapper and the man who stole his girl.

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