Monday, August 26, 2013

Tips On Writing Childrens Poems

By Debra Cooley


Writing childrens poems can be very interesting if one has the right tips to do so. Children enjoy different things as opposed to adults. Therefore their poem must also be written in a different way.

It is necessary to start by choosing a topic for the poem. The poem should be something which is familiar to the kids. The topic should also be of their interest which can easily catch their attention.

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.

Children need not to learn anything from the poem all they require is to get entertained by the poem. Therefore, there should be no focus on any moral or any lesson to be learnt from the poem. If the poet brings some aspects of morals in the poem, then the kids will not understand whatever message is being conveyed. Just like adults, kids do not like to be looked down upon.

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.

Therefore there is no need to bring some elements of morals or to have some theme on the poem for the children to learn. Therefore, basically it should be written just to entertain kids. It is also necessary to take notice of what may interest girls as opposed to what may interest the boys. Therefore the poet must also consider this fact while writing.

The other thing which kids like is the tongue-twisters. Therefore any poem with a lot of tongue-twisters will go down well with the kids. Use of alliteration is also important while writing for the kids. This makes the poem to be more interesting and understandable to them. The other tip to consider is the use of rhythm and rhymes. Being able to write rhythm and rhymes which is understandable to the kids also make one to be a great poet for kids. This is because they kids also like rhymes and rhythms which make them to like reading the poem again and again.

This will make him or her to a get used to writing about kids. Reading of other poetry on kids is also very necessary. Especially the ones which were written by experts on childrens poems. This will equip the writer with necessary skills.




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