Meter, Rhyme, and Imagery in Children's Poetry | Peek & Critique | Lyrical Language Lab

PEEK & CRITIQUE -- for writers of rhyming picture books, prose picture books, and children's poetry -- is a series that explores concepts taught in The Lyrical Language Lab online course, such as poetic meter, rhyme, sound devices, word choice, lyrical language, imagery, and scansion. I read and critique YOUR submitted writing samples of rhyming picture books, prose picture books, and children's poetry, explaining concepts along the way.

This is a FREE service for kidlit writers! You do not need to have taken my Lyrical Language Lab course to participate. This service is open to ALL kidlit writers!

In this episode, I look at two poems for young people and talk about dactylic meter, iambic meter, mixed meter, spondees, poem progression, word choice, rhyme, and imagery.

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