Anyone can create extraordinary poems with this title! If amazing ideas and images are always popping into your head but you don't know what to do with them, How To Write Poems is the answer. From learning the basics to finding out what 'onomatopoeia' means and how to use it, you'll discover everything you need to write the most eloquent of poems. QED's innovative How To Write series gives young learners the practical tips and techniques they need to write in a variety of genres. Written by professional writers, each title shows how language can be used to enthral, persuade or inform. The How To Write series includes: How To Write Letters and Emails: 9781845389048 How To Write Poems: 9781845389031 How To Write Reports: 9781845389062 How To Write Stories: 9781845389055

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by QED Publishing .

Wes Magee is a popular and successful writer for children and adults. He was a teacher when he began writing. He now writes full time, producing poems, stories and plays for both children and adults, and touring schools and theatres around the country with his Poetry Show.

This book has the following chapters: All kinds of poems Getting ideas Rhyme and rhythm Using metaphor and simile Having a laugh Snapshot poems A memory poem A persona poem The sounds of words An imaginative poem Riddles To rhyme or not to rhyme Summing up Glossary Index Parent and teacher notes