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Tuesday 27 August 2013

Technique Of Writing Childrens Poems

By Debra Cooley


Guidelines on writing childrens poems help poets to write those poems with ease. One must be able to put themselves in the position of a kid in order to be in a position to effectively write a poem to them. The guidelines try to highlight what should be included as well as what should not be included while writing poem for kids.

This article considers the various ways one can use in order to write good children poems. It is always prudent to start by finding a good topic which is attractive to the children. The topic should reflect the things which are familiar to the children and the ones which they can easily understand. Some of the topics which a writer should consider are animals, activities happening in school, playing, farming, monsters or some magic. The other ting a writer should consider is to use a simple language which is understandable to the children. The whole work should be as simple as possible.

It is worth noting that boy child have a different interest as opposed to the one for the girl child. The poet should also take note of this fact. The topic may be on animals, monsters, school, farming, magic stories or any other funny thing. The poem should be written in a very simple language which kids can understand.

The poet must ensure that the poem is simple and the intended users are capable to understand. It is of no use, if the intended users are unable to understand what is meant for their consumption. Young ones also like funny things.

Tongue-twisters are also interesting to children as opposed to adults. The writer therefore should strive to use them more in the poem. This will also attract their attention. Repeating some of the lines and verses several times is also necessary as it makes it easier for the kids to read and or even to write. Alliteration also helps in making it more interesting, therefore the writer should also consider using them. The other guideline worth taking into consideration is the use or rhymes as well as use of rhythms.

Use of tongue-twisters is also a good technique to use in writing for the kids. The tongue twisters are easily memorable to the kids and it also makes the poem to be interesting. Rhythms and rhyme are also equally important for kids. They also make the poem to be interesting and the one which kids would like to read again and again. The intention of children poem is to entertain them. Therefore if the poem fails to achieve this intention, then it does not serve the purpose for which it was written for.

Therefore, poems are also not an exception to that. The writer should ensure that the children are engaged and they participate fully in the poem. Constant practice also makes perfect. In this regard, the writer should practice constantly and should write a lot of poems about children.

The above discussed techniques are helpful to those who would like to venture in writing childrens poems. However, they should also consider reading other poems which have already been written by other writers. This will make them be better writer.




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