1. Children's songs are usually simple and easy to remember. They are used for children's education and entertainment, often with repetitive melodies and simple words, aiming at arousing children's interest and attention. Poetry, on the other hand, is a kind of literary form, which expresses emotions, thoughts or describes scenery through rhythm and rhyme, and is highly literary and artistic.
2. The main purpose of nursery rhymes is to educate and entertain children, help them learn languages and cultivate their emotions, while poetry pays more attention to expressing the author's emotions and thoughts, conveying profound connotations and meanings, and is usually a literary form created and appreciated by adults.