HOW TO WRITE YOUR OWN POEM

WRITING A POEM IN 5 VERY SIMPLE STEPS

STEP ONE:

SIT DOWN IN A QUIET PLACE. COLLECT YOUR THOUGHTS. BEGIN TO WRITE AS YOU WOULD SPEAK. DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SAY IT.... JUST WRITE.

TIP: USE THE FIVE QUESTION METHOD TO CONVEY YOUR THOUGHTS.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY YOU CHERISH THAT PERSON.

STEP TWO:

NOW READ YOUR 'THOUGHT' DRAFT AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU LIKE BEST.

STEP THREE:

TAKE YOUR WORK AND BREAK IT DOWN INTO FOUR SENTENCE PARAGRAPHS

STEP FOUR:

NOW RHYME LAST WORD IN EVERY SECOND SENTENCE

EXAMPLE:

LETS SAY YOU WERE WRITING FOR A FRIEND AND YOU WANTED TO SAY SHE ALWAYS LISTENED TO YOU, WAS SUPPORTIVE, WAS SPECIAL, AND KIND HEARTED

IT COULD READ SOMETHING LIKE THIS:

HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE
DEAR FRIEND OF MINE
WITH YOUR HEART SO OPEN
AND GENUNIELY KIND...

THIS ONE FOR MY MOTHER WAS EVEN SIMPLER STILL AND BEGAN WITH JUST THOUGHTS

MY LITTLE HAND
CLUTCHED IN YOURS
PRETTY DRESSES
PINAFORES...

STEP FIVE:

YOUR FINAL STEP IS TO GET YOURSELF A RHYMING DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS.
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