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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You'll Need:

• Pen/pencil


• Paper

Step 1
Poets write mainly to express emotions that they may have. Start by trying to write a short stanza (verse) on a piece of paper based on any emotion that you may have at the moment. It doesn't have to rhyme, but keep it short an describe the feeling you're write about.

Step 2
To be a poet, you must be able to take in any of the things around you and put them into writing. Feelings are just one of the many topics to base a poem on. Try to make a short stanza about any one thing you see from where you are. Describe it, tell what you could do with it, or write down any other thing you think of about the object.

Step 3
When most people think about poems, they think rhyming. A good poet can easily think of a line and rhyme it with another, which is what you must practice to be good at. If you don't think rhyming is your thing, don't worry. A poem can be several phrases of rhyming words, or a simple story put into lines. Any kind of format you can think of can be made into a poem.

Step 4
In order to become a good poet, you must experiment and try out new ideas and formats. Keep a separate notebook or journal for you to occasionally practice writing down a few stanzas. This doesn't have to be every day, but whenever you get some inspiration, try to write it down somewhere.

Step 5
You must also know of the specific types of poems that there are. Although there are many types of poems, some of the main kinds that you'll want to know are: narrative poems, limericks, haikus, free verse, and lyric poems.
You can find more information about these and many other at:

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

Tips & Warnings

• Be creative!


• A rhyme doesn't have to rhyme exactly, just try to find the closest match

Resources

• Shadow Poetry

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