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Janeczko, Paul B.
A KICK IN THE HEAD : AN EVERYDAY GUIDE TO POETIC FORMS
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick, 2005.
IL 3-6, RL 6.4
ISBN 0763606626
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"Why, you may ask, does a poem have rules?  The answer is: rules make the writing of a poem more challenging, more exciting."  Janeczko goes on to explain different forms of poetry and gives examples of them.  The poems are written by a variety of children's writers and classic writers.
SUBJECTS:     American poetry.
                        Literary form.

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