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Thinking back to my elementary school years, I loved just about all types of poetry and writing because I got to be creative and use my imagination. Now, the more that I think about it, the more that I like Free Verse type of poetry. While I do like other types of poetry, I like that fact that in free verse, there are not many boundaries as to how many syllables or words you have to use on each line and how many lines you have to have. With free verse, you are telling a story and rhyming without many other limitations.

In my own classroom, I will teach my students all types of poetry and have then practice each type, but I will probably enjoy free verse the most. Putting limitations on students is not always a good thing because it does not necessarily allow the students to show you their best work because they are to consumed with the limitations that are set before them. In the end, it comes down to what each student enjoys the most and what they can be the most successful in.