ESA PEDIA : The Role of Poetry in Learning English

ESA PEDIA: The Role of Poetry in Learning English - May 31, 2025 Hi, fellas! This time, ESA FKIP Universitas Riau is excited to bring you another insightful piece to expand your English learning journey. Today, we’ll dive into a creative and expressive aspect of language—Poetry in English Learning. Poetry is more than just beautiful words arranged on a page. It’s a powerful tool that combines rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language to express emotions, ideas, and cultural values. In the context of English education, poetry plays an important role in helping learners expand vocabulary, improve pronunciation, and develop a deeper appreciation for the language's artistic side. In this material, we’ll explore various forms of poetry such as rhyming poems, haikus, Shakespearean sonnets, spoken word poetry, and acrostic poems. Each form offers unique benefits—from mastering syllable patterns to building fluency and creativity. We’ll also look at how poetry sharpens reading and listening ...