05.28.07
In Your Own Words: Twentieth Post (Rhyme and Rhythm)
Cassedy’s chapter on rhyme and rhythm didn’t impress me very much. It was too focused on poetry with set rhymes and with the names of things. Why does a book that assumes so many major gaps in what kids will know about basic writing spend time defining dactyls and triolits? It’s unnecessary, confusing and complicated! Just let kids explore rhythm and poetry as they wish without throwing in complicated words and confining strictures. It sounds like school and all the things that make people think that they don’t like poetry!