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\nApril is National Poetry month<\/a>. Poetry is a great way to help language learners dive deeper into the language. Language learners have to analyze\u00a0metaphors, similes, and other figurative language. They have to also learn structure, adjectives, and focus on word choice. They don’t form sentences and grammar rules don’t necessarily apply, which can be difficult for language learners. You can also motivate your language learners to be creative with the language by getting them to create poetry. Writing poetry can be difficult; therefore, you might want to get your language learners to start writing haikus, limericks, or shape poems. Below, are resources and ideas for helping your students learn with poetry and write poetry. For more teaching ideas and activities, check out our webinar slides, Teaching Poetry: 10 Ideas and Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lesson Ideas and Activities<\/h2>\n