8/27/2013

Tips On 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.

The writer should therefore ensure that the poem does not look down upon the children. This is because if it is written in a way that it astonishes the children, then they will develop dislike for it. In order to make the poem easily understandable to them, several lines should be repeated across the whole poem. This will refresh they memory each time they encounter the repeated line.

These rhymes and rhythms also make the letter to be attracted to the kids. Though one should not force rhythms which are not applicable to the poem however much they make the poem to be interesting. While writing, one should not trouble himself or herself with the issue of editing the poem while still writing. Children things are always made to involve them in all aspects.

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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