Crafting Part 2

“A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.” ~Robert Frost

A. Recognize cliches 

B. Written images create mood. Strengthen your images. Here’s how:

• Verbs are the Engines of Sentences
• Using specific nouns.
• Adequate detail.

C. Listening to music to develop imagery: some practice

1. “Ride of the Valkyries”  
2. “Unfinished Symphony”  
3. “Lark Ascending” 
4. “Moonlight Sonata” 
5.  “William Tell Overture”

D. Example poem using personification: “Five Things About the Lake.” Notice: character, emotions, likes, dislikes, appearance, possessions, relationship with the external world.

1. 1.  Poem using personification and noticing what it does and how it shapes the idea.
   2. Write a persona poem/personification poem.
   3. Object poem

E. Expand your understanding of craft: beginnings and endings, line breaks, and poetic closure.

Line breaks and structure.

F. Cutting extra words. Revision work.

• Checklist
• Revise. Peer conference questions.

G. Optional Try writing a poem showing contrast.

On your own. Choose one:  Imagine prompt, found words, I_am_more_like