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.

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.

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.

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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