| Baggage Switch Exercise: |
Make a list of all the verbs used in one of your poems.
Swap your list with a partner.
Replace the verbs in your poem with some verbs from the list you receive. You can change the tense and number.
DO NOT MERELY CHOOSE SYNONYMS. LOOK FOR SURPRISING JUXTAPOSITIONS. FOCUS ON WORD CHOICE (DICTION)!
Please reflect on the following:
Take a look at your poems and read/think about the information below. Jot down anything you happen to notice in your notebooks.
Line breaking: Is this something you did with intention?
Speed: Short or long? Enjambed or end-stopped?
Sound: Rhyme emphasized? Emphasize or de-emphasize rhythm?
Syntax: Does the poem have line breaks that are compatible with its syntactical units? Where are prepositions placed--at the beginning or end? If the line breaks are unconventional, what is the effect?
Surprise: When a line breaks at an unexpected place, what is the effect? What is the strongest position for a word?
Sense: Do the line breaks add to the overall meaning or sense of the poem? Do they further its argument (logical or sound sense)?
Space: Do the line breaks represent the timing of the poem? What do you gather about the poem based on its appearance? Does the creation of stanzas organize the space of the poem?
Line breaking: I would say that I use line breaks purposefully to put emphasis to the meaning of my work.
ReplyDeleteSpeed: It depends on the poem and it's purpose. I have tried enjambing lines but I usually just tend to end stop them.
Sound:I don't think I've really used much rhyme in any of my poems so far, I've been sticking to free verse.
Syntax: I would say that where I have chosen to break my lines are compatible with my sentence composition.
Surprise/Sense: Breaking lines unexpectedly in a poem lends extra emphasis to the particular line at hand and could contribute more to the meaning of the poem overall.
Space: I haven't really considered the timing of my poetry yet, but I think the placement of my stanzas are consistent with the arc of the poem at hand.
Line breaking is usually done with clear intention. I line break to both emphasize and carry-out an idea before moving on to the next.
ReplyDeleteThere is usually a mix of enjambment and end-stopped lines within my work, as I find this creates an interesting structure and delivers a certain quality to each poem.
I often try to avoid rhyming in that I feel as though I wouldn't be able to create an effective piece without being cliche or cheesy.
- to be continued...
Line breaking: Yes, I broke the lines in this poem to show the different feelings about why and how the writer is becoming better
ReplyDeleteSpeed: The poem is short and has a continuous enjambed flow.
Syntax: No and my prepositions are placed in the front.
Surprise: Surprise makes a single word stand out and sends a message and the strongest position for a word is the end of the line.
Sense: No the line breaks weren't what i was focused on when creating my message.
Space: The organization and the form of the poem is very importamt and can change the effect and how the reader receives the message.
I normally line break on purpose because I want to emphasize what I am talking about. My poem is long because I want to explain everything to make sure the reader gets the full idea. I use the word 'they" a lot in poem to represent the outside world and it's influence on the person.
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