Learn how to understand open and closed form in poetry with this KS3 English guide for students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

The poet wants us to be more open and curious, so that we can better understand how we see the world and what connects us to one another. The book – her second collection – is called Ante body .

In closed form poetry, the poet follows a set pattern; and in open form poetry, the poet doesn’t follow any rules but their own. Line length , rhythm close rhythm Rhythm can be described as the ...