CONTENTS What Is a Poem Different Kinds of Poems Themes in Poems Poems Retold 10 It's Hard to Lose a Friend The Other Day 10 The Witches Spell From a Railway Carriage 12 Let s Compare 14 Haiku by Matsuo Basho 16 Haiku by Natsume Soseki 18 Let's Compare Limericks by Edward Lear 22 More Limericks 24 Let's Compare Write Your Own Poem 28 Glossary For More Information 31 Index 32 20 26 30
WHAT IS A POEM What Is a Poem poem is a piece of writing that has rhythm like a song To feel this rhythm it helps to read poems aloud Poems are wonderful ways of describing how something looks feels or sounds often through rhyming words Poems have been written for thousands of years Poems from the Chinese Book of Songs are up to 3 000 years old Some early poems came from ancient folk songs O Some poems might be used to describe a wonderful scene such as a beautiful sunset over the
What is a Poem?
Poetry was one of the earliest genres of literature and remains one of the most important today.
About This Book
By: Geoff Barker
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Published by: Rosen Publishing provided by Britannica
