Poetry Writing

POETRY

Miss Polius introduced Poetry to the class in a way I would never imagined. Firstly, she asked us to come to the chalkboard to write all what we knew about poetry. Surprisingly, my colleagues and I were able to fill up the board with things that we knew about poetry. For sure we knew that there were different kinds of poems including, Limerick, Cinquain, Sonnet and three versed poems. Additonally, we listed other things to the effect that poetry is fun, rhythmic, sometimes rhyme, musical, a summary of thoughts and so much more.

Then our lecturer went on to expound on Limericks. A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm. She showed us the various strategies of how a Limerick can be edited to form other Limericks. 

As a group we were elated to learn about this type of poem because we saw it as an opportunity to equip ourselves as we retun to the classroom to impat knowledge to our students. Limericks can be used as ice breakers to bring some humour to the kids before or after a lesson. It can also be used to teach a concept depending on the nature of it. As the session came to a close we reflected also on the enthusiasm of the lecturer and how she catered for inclusion of all her students. We would like to commend her and let her know that she is great teacher.

Yours Truly,

TabsNashRina