Today, after completing your newsletter assignment, write a poem using one of the following prompts below:
1. David Lehman wrote a poem called “The Difference Between Pepsi and Coke.” Pick a similarly everyday pair – butter and margarine, hotdogs and hamburgers, peanut butter & jelly, etc. Write a poem about the pair.
2. In the poem “Words”, Dana Gioia writes: “The world does not need words. It articulates itself/ in sunlight, leaves, and shadows.” Think of other things that don’t speak, and write a poem about how these things express themselves. How does an apple, or a spoon, or a house communicate, etc?
3. Write a poem where every line of the poem begins with the same word or the same letter.
4. Think of a time you tried to explain something but just couldn’t put what you wanted to say into words. Try to put your feelings into words, this time in a poem. You may wish to start the poem with the line: “What I wanted to say was…”
5. Write a poem about disliking a chore or job that you have to do. Imagine yourself as an older person still having to do this chore or job.
6. Write a poem in which you ask a question of an older person. The first part of the poem should focus on describing the question. Remember to use a few metaphors or figurative language. In the second part of the poem write about the answer the older person gives you.
1. David Lehman wrote a poem called “The Difference Between Pepsi and Coke.” Pick a similarly everyday pair – butter and margarine, hotdogs and hamburgers, peanut butter & jelly, etc. Write a poem about the pair.
2. In the poem “Words”, Dana Gioia writes: “The world does not need words. It articulates itself/ in sunlight, leaves, and shadows.” Think of other things that don’t speak, and write a poem about how these things express themselves. How does an apple, or a spoon, or a house communicate, etc?
3. Write a poem where every line of the poem begins with the same word or the same letter.
4. Think of a time you tried to explain something but just couldn’t put what you wanted to say into words. Try to put your feelings into words, this time in a poem. You may wish to start the poem with the line: “What I wanted to say was…”
5. Write a poem about disliking a chore or job that you have to do. Imagine yourself as an older person still having to do this chore or job.
6. Write a poem in which you ask a question of an older person. The first part of the poem should focus on describing the question. Remember to use a few metaphors or figurative language. In the second part of the poem write about the answer the older person gives you.
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