The Problem of Teachers In Learning To Write Poetry In Elementary School

The problem in learning to write poetry is the difficulty of students to come up with ideas and develop them into poetry lines. This study uses a qualitative method, data collection is done by half-structured interview techniques. The population is elementary school teachers in the city of Padang. Sample selection uses snowball sampling techniques. The number of samples is five people. The data analysis technique used is thematic analysis. This thematic analysis model consists of three stages, namely data reduction, data display, and data validation. The results of this study indicate that all respondents agreed that teachers need to change their perceptions in teaching. Teachers should strive to understand theories, methods and design learning creatively and innovatively so that learning is more meaningful and learning goals are easily achieved.