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British poetry

Okay kiddo, let's talk about British poetry! Poetry is a special kind of writing where the words are put together in a way that makes them sound pretty and sometimes even rhyming. British poetry comes from a country called Britain which is a big island in Europe.

A long time ago, people in Britain started writing poems about their feelings, their lives, and the things they saw around them. Some British poets became really famous over time because their poems were so good and they would often write about their experiences, feelings, and also things that were happening in the world.

One famous British poet that you might have heard of is William Shakespeare! He wrote plays and also sonnets which are a kind of poem that has 14 lines. He wrote about love, nature, and also about the history of his country.

There are also other famous British poets like John Keats, William Wordsworth, and T.S. Eliot who wrote poems about love, death, nature, and all kinds of other things. Some British poets wrote about their beliefs, like William Blake who believed that all things were connected and that you could see the spiritual world through your imagination.

So, in summary, British poetry is a type of writing from a country called Britain where people write poems about their experiences, feelings, and the world around them. It helps people share their emotions and also lets us appreciate the beauty of language.