Eldorado A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old This knight so bold And o'er his heart a shadow Fell, as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow 'Shadow,' said he, 'Where can it be This land of Eldorado?' 'Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,' The shade replied, 'If you seek for Eldorado!' |
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a. The meets the criteria of a narrative poem because it tells a story, its more concentrated than a shot story, and it focuses on the crucial parts of an experience. "Eldorado" is a narrative poem because it contains more than one character (i.e. the narrator, the knight, and the pilgrim shadow), it is divided into stanzas and has a setting, conflict, climax, and conclusion |