An archive has revealed a handwritten copy of a 200-year-old poem originally written to prove rhyming is easy after an argument at a breakfast table. Marking World Poetry Day, Longleat in ...

It’s not always easy though. Watch this short clip ... Focus on the rhythm of the poem. Look at the rhyming words used in the poem. Think of actions or images that could go with each line.

Some are simple statements, the equivalent of "I was here" or a name ... When read aloud, many of the poems rhyme in those dialects, but they do not always rhyme in Mandarin. You can listen to the ...