NARRATIVE POETRY

OLLI of Greater Birmingham presents Narrative Poetry with Mr. Bob Lipman, retired poetry teacher. The course explores narrative poems including how to compose and poetic elements such as alliteration, similes, assonance, and personification. Works by Poe, O'Henry, de Maupassant, Browning, Holmes and Shaw will be discussed. Also music lyrics as narratives such as "Big Bad John" and rhythmic and rhyming patterns. Poetic fables such as "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "The Ant and the Barber" will be reviewed. NOTE: no class on April 31.