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Songs And Poetry For

Young LearnersSimilarities and Differences

BetweenSongs and Poetry

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SONG

S

POET

RY

Must be sung

Simpler

sentences

Appreciated by

the music

Repetition of averse

Appreciated by

the literary

devices used

Can stand alone

Dense in ideas

Recited

Rhymes

Contains

ambiguity

Can be used

to tell

stories

SIMILARITIES

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Discuss why songs & poetry are

important in teaching language.

There are many activities that can be

done. For example;

i) songs can be adapted to poetry.ii) poems can be used in many different

ways and the more you use them the

more uses youllfind for them.

The other great thing about poems is for

students to have the opportunity to see thelan ua e work creativel and freel .PISMP TESL SK JAN 2013

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Songs attract students attention.Thus, making it easier for them to

understand the lesson.

Students will be more motivaed tolearn as songs & poetry are fun and

can prevent boredom in class.

Easier to memorize because usually

songs are catchy and students can

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Thank You

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