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# Writing Poetry

Write poetry, exploring patterns of language, rhyme and rhythm, and learning poems by heart for recitation with appropriate intonation

Subject: English · Area: Writing Composition · Ages 6 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/writing-poetry-mt_YNe6siFTFq

## Ready when they can

- Write a simple poem using rhyming couplets or a repeated pattern
- Recite a poem from memory with expression and appropriate intonation
- Identify rhyme and rhythm patterns in poems read aloud

## Lesson: Writing Your Own Poems

Choose something to write a poem about. You can note a few words before you start. Poems can repeat words, use rhyme, or do both. Rhyme means matching end sounds. Rhythm is the pattern of beats you hear when you say words aloud. A poem can have rhythm without rhyme.

*(drawing: Each box holds a line. The lines repeat 'I see a' and end with rhyming words: cat, bat and hat.)*

**Example.** A rhyming couplet has two lines with rhyming end words. Ben writes: 'The moon is round and bright, / It glows up in the night.' The slash shows where a new line starts. Bright and night rhyme. To make a couplet, write a line, then try a second line with a rhyming end word. Check that it fits your idea too.

To learn your poem by heart, practise one line. Add the next, then try both without looking. Keep adding lines. When you recite from memory, speak clearly. Let your voice match the words: calm for a quiet scene, lively for an exciting one. Pause when you need a breath.

To make a repeated opening, choose words to start each line. Try 'I feel'. You could write: 'I feel sun. / I feel rain. / I feel wind.' Keep the opening words and change what follows. Read your lines aloud. Listen for their rhythm. You can tap softly along with the beats.

**Recap.** A poem can rhyme, repeat a pattern, or both, and reciting it well means using your voice to show how it feels.

*The lesson, questions, example poems and flashcards were written for this learning dataset.*

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Rhyming words](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/rhyming-words-mt_4GiE83rJF_)

## Optional connections

- [Expressive and Sensory Language](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/expressive-and-sensory-language-mt_fL1Xz8ostr)
- [Writing Process Vocabulary](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/writing-process-vocabulary-mt_o8ciHks8t2)
- [Saying Sentences Before Writing Them](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/saying-sentences-before-writing-them-mt_PJyCGJz5Hv)
- [Reciting poetry](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/reciting-poetry-mt_ZBMcX2oRor)

## Opens up

- [Forms of Poetry and Performance](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/forms-of-poetry-and-performance-mt_gR5_n99Ntt)