题目内容：

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There are various reasons 1. people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something 2. a way that will give the reader a strong 3. (impress). 4. poems try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express themselves.

Some of the first poetry 5. (write) in English is nursery rhymes. Children 6. (learn) these when they were very young. Nursery rhymes are still 7. common type of children's poetry. They delight small children 8. they have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition.

Tang poems stand out in Chinese poems. A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English 9. is quite popular among English speakers.

Having read and recited so many forms of poems since our childhood, we can certainly write poems of our own. It's 10.(easy) than you might think and certainly worth a try!