| CHANSONDEGESTE | Narrative poem about Roland, for instance (7,2,5) |
| TITFORTAT | A Roland for an Oliver (3,3,3) |
| LAZY | Short narrative poem about Zulu avoiding work (4) |
| EPIC | Long narrative poem about the deeds of historical heroes |
| RATTY | Peevish about Roland? (5) |
| BRATWURST | Crack about Roland, perhaps, with sausage (9) |
| VENUSANDADONIS | Narrative poem by Shakespeare (5,3,6) |
| LAY | Set down narrative poem for singing |
| EPOPEE | English poet has energy for long narrative poem |
| BALLAD | A narrative poem adapted for singing isn't all bad |
| HIAWATHA | Long, narrative poem by Longfellow about a Native American (8) |
| IDYLL | Brief, pastoral poem, or a narrative poem of epic structure (5) |
| ARDEN | Narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson about a seaman wrecked on a desert island (5,5) |
| ENOCH | Narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson about a seaman wrecked on a desert island (5,5) |
| PIEDPIPER | The ___ ___ of Hamelin, narrative poem by Robert Browning about a character hired to remove rats from a town (4,5) |
| RHEIMS | The Jackdaw of ___ , humorous narrative poem by Richard Barham about a bird stealing a ring (6) |
| COMEDY | From "festive drama" and "village song", word for a narrative poem with a pleasant ending originally, later a light amusing "all's well that ends well"-style drama or play; or, funny business, hilarit |
| LAMIA | Keats narrative poem |
| LAI | Medieval narrative poem |
| LARA | Narrative poem by Byron |
