Poetry for Kids | Learn about the different types of poetry and the parts of a poem.

[Music] poetry for kids would it be interesting or entertaining to read random words thrown on a page probably not reading is enjoyable when we put words together in a certain way and it creates a story great stories can produce wonderful images in our minds there are many different ways to write a story one of those ways is called poetry which is the writing of poems poems are made up of different parts the title of a poem is the name of the poem the theme of the poem lets the readers know what the poem is about a single line in a poem is called a verse and a group of lines in a poem separated by a space is called a stanza poetry is a type of artistic writing that tries to stir a reader's emotions and imagination a poet is someone who writes poetry a poet carefully chooses certain words and arranges them in a way that gives a poem rhythm and meaning there are many different styles of poetry often poems rhyme but they don't have to here's an example of a poem that rhymes that you might be familiar with i sat there with sally we sat there we too and i said how i wish we had something to do too wet to go out and too cold to play ball so we sat in the house we did nothing at all did you recognize that poem it is from the famous book the cat in the hat by dr seuss often in poems the last word of every other line rhymes for example in this poem the words to and do and ball and all rhyme remember that the rhyming words in a poem are usually found at the end of a sentence but the pattern of the words that rhyme is not always the same let's look at these two poems i have a cute cat whose name is pat he sleeps on the mat where i just sat all the last words in that poem rhyme now let's look at this poem i have a cute cat i like her a lot she sleeps on my mat her name is dot this time every other sentence rhymed did you notice the rhythm of those two poems this time let's try clapping as we recite the first poem i have a cute cat whose name is pat he sleeps on the mat where i just sat the beat of this poem is steady just like the beat in music many poems also have a beat or rhythm sometimes instead of a poem that rhymes a poet will use something called repetition repetition is used to emphasize an idea or to create rhythm notice the first part of each sentence in this poem by shel silverstein called tell me tell me i'm clever tell me i'm kind tell me i'm talented tell me i'm cute tell me i'm sensitive graceful and wise tell me i'm perfect but tell me the truth the words tell me are repeated throughout this poem which also creates its rhythm acrostic poems are another type of poetry look at this poem and see what you notice students learning children playing hoping to make the world a better place our teachers help us our friends work with us lessons for life are learned each day did anything stand out to you here's a hint look at the first letter in each sentence do you see it now how about if we highlight each of those letters you're right the first letter of each sentence spells out the word school which is also what the poem is about isn't that cool that's just one example of some of the neat things you can do with poetry the mood of a poem lets us know how a poet wants us to feel different words can make us feel different emotions let's look at this poem called a dragon's lament by jack prilotsky i'm tired of being a dragon ferocious and brimming with flame the cause of unspeakable terror when anyone mentions my name i'm bored with my bad reputation for being a miserable brute and being routinely expected to brazenly pillage and loot i wish that i weren't repulsive despicable ruthless and fierce with talons designed to dismember and fangs finally fashioned to pierce i've lost my desire for doing the deeds annie dragon should do but since i can't alter my nature i guess i'll just terrify you what are some of the strong descriptive words that the writer used to help you know that this dragon was fierce do the words terrifying repulsive claws that dismember things that pierce and brimming with flame create the image of a terrible frightening dragon in your mind but the mood of the poem feels a bit different than that doesn't it do you almost feel bad for the dragon even though dragons are typically scary this poet has made us think differently about this dragon and maybe even feel sorry for him a poem can also create word pictures word pictures are images that your mind creates from the stories and words that you read there are no illustrations in the poem about the dragon but could you picture the dragon in your mind if you read a story about a race car can you see that car as it speeds around a track or what about a story about a princess and a castle can you see her as she sits on her throne that's your imagination at work it's also what makes a story more interesting even though there might not be pictures on a page your imagination does the job of creating them for you those words and images can also create a mood or help us feel certain emotions now let's look at another poem by jack prelutsky called carpenter carpenter carpenter carpenter build us a house a sweet little house for a mouse and a spouse a mouse and a spouse and a family too we know that you can and we hope that you do build it of brick so it's cozy and warm to keep us from harm in a cold winter storm as soon as you finish we'll pay you with cheese carpenter carpenter build our house please can you picture the cozy house for the mice the word sweet little cozy and warm are words that make us imagine a safe warm little place when you write a poem think about how you want your reader to feel do you want them to understand that someone is in a scary or dangerous situation or do you want them to feel safe and calm different words can help your readers feel different emotions poems can have different patterns or rhythms they can be silly or serious they can rhyme or not in just a few lines a poem could often tell an entire story now that you know a little about poetry how about you try writing a poem of your own be sure to subscribe

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Published: Tue Mar 23 2021