Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

Within poetry the beat is the pattern of stresses within a ... In modern poetry, a poet might also use line breaks to create rhythm. For example, in William Carlos Williams’ To a Poor Old ...

Poems often have a rhythm, which is like a beat in music. The rhythm is quick ... word starts with the same first letter or sound. For example: The slimy, sneaky snake slithered silently.