Poetry is a form of expression either oral or written Poems can either be sang recited or chanted to convey desired information Play the animation below to see the building up of the storm as you read the poem A Sudden Storm A SUDDEN STORM The wind howls the trees sway The loose housetop sheets clatter and clang The open window shuts with a bang And the sky makes night of the day Helter skelter the parents run Pressed with a thousand minor cares Hey you there Pack the house wares And where on earth is my son Home skip the little children Where have you been you naughty boy The child can feel nothing but joy For he loves the approach of the rain The streets clear the houses fill The noise gathers as children shout To rival the raging wind without And naught that can move is still A bright flash A lighted plain Then from the once black heavens Accompanied by noise that deafens Steadily pours the rain Pious Oleghe