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'Children ask better questions than adults. "May I have a cookie?" "Why is the sky blue?" and "What does a cow say?" are far more likely to elicit a cheerful response than "Where's your manuscript?" Why haven't you called?" and "Who's your lawyer?"'
Fran Lebowitz
"Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands, millions, of little parachutes into the air. Floating down to earth - boxes of Crayolas. And we wouldn't go cheap, either - not little boxes of eight. Boxes of sixty-four, with the sharpener built right in. With silver and gold and copper, magenta and peach and lime, amber and umber and all the rest. And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination."
Robert Fulghum
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Poetry for Children
As a mom of four with a degree in elementary education and writer, I often read, create, and utilize children’s poetry.
The focus of poetry for children will usually fall into the following categories:
A. Poetry that teaches.
B. Poetry that entertains.
C. Poetry that tells a story.
D. OR a combination of two or all three above.
Regardless of the focus, children’s poetry writing elements that engage kids—in particular elements that engage the ear, like: Alliteration, rhyme, and meter.
Children’s Poetry That Teaches
MUST HAVES
--Usually rhymes.
--Usually employs some sort of meter.
--Teaches a lesson or information.
--Example:
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET'S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Varying lengths, but tends to be short.
--Type of meter.
--Type of rhyme scheme.
Children’s Poetry That Entertains
MUST HAVES
--Tells a joke or riddle, is silly, talks about topics kids find funny (that adults may not).
--Usually rhymes, but not always.
--Usually has a type of meter, but not always.
--Example:
http://www.mayfiles.com/2010/03/dentist-and-crocodile.html
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET'S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Varying lengths, but tends to be short to accommodate short attention spans.
--Type of meter.
--Type of rhyme scheme, including no rhyme scheme.
Children’s Poetry That Tells a Story
MUST HAVES
--Has all elements of a story (plot, characters, etc.)
--Usually rhymes.
--Usually employs some sort of meter.
--Example:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_case.shtml
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET'S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Varying lengths. Usually the longest type of Children’s Poetry.
--Type of meter.
--Type of rhyme scheme.
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Theme: Children's Poetry
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
By: shaara
Comment: I guess this is why you're such an excellent poet. So much knowledge. Wow. Good newsletter.
By: monty31802
Comment: I can't even remember all the different ones but when I run into one I can check it out. Great Newsletter Red.
Thanks, Shaara and Monty!
By: Sandy~HopeWhisperer 
Comment: I have been without my computer and missed the July 31 newsletter until now. I cannot thank you enough for featuring one of my poems. I am attempting to get back to my writing and this has given me the inspiration to create new items. THANK YOU!
You are quite welcome. I'm so glad I could help inspire you!
By: BIG BAD WOLF is Howling 
"A Different Red Riding Hood Story" [18+]
Comment: Whatever I write has to sound good to me before I put I up- So does it sound good to the writer?
I agree. Let's put it to the newsletter readers to get their opinions, too
Andy
Comment:
I wrote a sonnet once with the following rhyme: abba cddc effe gg Is that acceptable? I included the sonnet in my reply:
When All Seems Lost My Love
When all seems lost my love I turn to you
And in you I find strength to carry on
Until my darkest night turns to dawn
And a sky that once was black turns to blue
When all seems lost my love I'm not afraid
For I know you will be there by my side
And through the darkest storm you'll be my guide
And when the sun is bright you'll be my shade
When all seems lost my love I call your name
And hear you whisper gently in my ear
My darling, there is nothing you need fear
In being lost my love, there is no shame
Then as I gaze into your eyes I see
When all seems lost my love you turn to me
Andy Morris
The rhyme seems acceptable for a sonnet. If you are following a certain variation, I couldn't say, since you only mention sonnet in general. The volta seems to be in the final couplet, which works for many of the variations. Regardless of the technical aspects, I enjoyed your sonnet :) |
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