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Learn about rhythm in poetry and how it can be used as device which has an effect on the reader. How to understand open and closed form in poetry Closed form poetry uses stricts patterns of rhymes ...

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 ...

What I love about poetry is that you can perform it anywhere. There are performances spaces all around us. In the bedroom. In the playground. I ….was…. at…. the ...

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Learn about effective ways of referring to context when responding to poetry. Comparing poems - AQA How do you tackle a poetry exam question that asks you to compare one poem with another?

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Today marks the death anniversary of the distinguished Urdu poet and playwright, Razi Akhtar Shauq. Born as Khawaja Razi-ul-Hassan Ansari with the pen name 'Shauq' in Saharanpur in 1933, Razi Akhtar ...

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 ...