Do you hear a regular beat da-DUM, da-DUM? This rhythm is very common in poetry and it even has a name: it’s called iambic. Poets often choose to write in this rhythm. Rhythm can help to ...

Poetry is usually short, and the rhythm and rhyme embedded in poetry for children make poems easy to learn to read. Even ...

Noa has always been fascinated by the intersection of music, language and race. This passion led her to study jazz poetry — a genre in which poetry’s rhythms and cadences merge seamlessly with musical ...

Read the poem aloud and pay attention to the sound and rhythm of the words. Look out for meter patterns and rhyme schemes, as well as literary devices related to sounds, such as alliteration ...