CHapter 5

Chapter 5 is about Poetry.  Poetry is a musical language.  Rhyme is one of the most important aspects of sound in poetry.  What makes the poetic language music to the ear is sound.  This is one of the main reasons why poetry is better read out loud.  One of my favorite poets when I was little was Shel Silverstein.  I was always checking out his books from the library my favorite was Where the Sidewalk ends. http://www.shelsilverstein.com

There are different forms of poetry for children.  While children are not really concerned abut the form they are taught bout haiku.  Poetry can be categorized in several different ways.  Here are some examples by author, type of collection, literary device used, and theme.  Many poets often use repetition so that they can develop rhythm of a poem.  This can be done by repeating one word at the beginning of the line or it can have a bigger pattern.