What piece of literature has a clear beginning, middle, and end: a narrative. What kind of story is told one verse at a time, using lines: narrative poem. What kind of story has lots of dialogue and very little description, and is divided into scenes and acts: play. Lines and stanzas in a narrative poem are like:: sentences and paragraphs in a short story. If there is no narrator in a play, how can you tell what is happening: You watch what characters do and listen to what they say. Which structure is used to organize a novel: paragraphs and chapters. Too many sentence fragments in your writing might:: any of the above. Which answer below is an example of a time when sentence fragments can be useful: during dialogue in a novel. Which answer is an example of a good fragment: "Hoping for an exciting day," said Jessica.