The way we talk and chatter really seems to matter. If our words are a delight, people think that we are right. You might shudder at my clumsy attempt at poetry above, but research suggests that there ...

Local online bookstore Ethnikids was founded by five moms set on empowering African children by making diverse reading materials easily accessible. Here founding member Khumo Tapfumaneyi talks rhyming ...

Whether you're at the supermarket, the park or home, it is always a good time to practise rhyming words. Recognising and producing rhymes is a key skill, which will help unlock important language and ...

When sounds match up at the end of a line It’s called ‘end rhyme’ and sounds mighty fine So who wins the battle? And the prize of a rattle? Let’s call it a draw? Okay, that’s fine. When words have ...

For Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher, poetry was simply writing that “fails” to reach the end of the line. For W.H. Auden, a poet, poetry was that which “makes nothing happen”. Arnold Bennett, a writer, ...