Question

What is a dramatic narrative? Is our poem a form of dramatic narrative?

Answer 1

Poems with a dramatic narrative are a form of poetry that has a plot and tells a story, Poems in this genre can vary in length from short to long and they can tell a complex story. Many times these poems use the voices of characters and narrator and usually, the story is written in metered verse. This poem is a dramatic narrative told from inside a frame in which the speaker introduces the story to the addressee. The far cold Northland a good Saint was wondering on the road. He nearly fainted as he was so hungry with fasting. The saint came to a cottage and within he saw a little old woman baking cakes. As he was starving, he asked for a small cake for himself. The old lady baked the smallest cake for him but refused to even part with it. As a result, the saint got angry with the old lady and cursed her. His curse transformed the old woman into a woodpecker. Today, everybody can see her in the forest where she lives in trees etching trees for her food.

This poem has a beginning and an end. The beginning is a simple narrative tone that ends in A dramatic form.