Language arts. grade 8. can anyone me answer the following question? is this excerpt from a narrative poem? the sea was wet as wet could be, the sands were dry as dry. you could not see a cloud because no cloud was in the sky: no birds were flying overhead-- there were no birds to fly. the walrus and the carpenter were walking close at hand: they wept like anything to see such quantities of sand: “if this were only cleared away," they said, “it would be grand! ” “if seven maids with seven mops swept it for half a year, do you suppose," the walrus said, “that they could get it clear? ” “i doubt it," said the carpenter, and shed a bitter tear. is this excerpt from a narrative poem? here are the choices: which one is the correct answer? yes, it includes characters, a setting, and a plot. no, animals speak in this poem, which couldn't happen in real life. no, it doesn't tell a story. yes, it is song that has a refrain.