A chant is a poem of no fixed form, but in which one or more lines are repeated over and over. It is usually meant to be read aloud.
“The Cat” by Sasha M., age 10
Cats
go crazy
Cats
go crazy like
Cats go crazy like me
Cats
like
Cats like to
Cats
like to go
Catslike to go crazy
Cats
like to go
Cats like to go downtown
Cats
like to
Cats like to drive
Cats
like to drive cars
Cats like to drive a car but bang boom crash
Cats
like to
Cats like to wreck
Cats
like to wreck into
Cats like to wreck into you
Cats
like people
Cats like people to
Cats
like people to scratch
Cats like kids
Cats
like kids to
Cats like kids to play
Cats
like kids to play with
Cats are dead because they got in so many wrecks
— Crystal Jensen, 4th