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CHS POEM

CHS POEM. Follow the steps and don’t think or over-analyze too much. Trust me-let go and let whatever comes to mind go to paper. We can edit later. Images/Still life/ . No Action.

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CHS POEM

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  1. CHS POEM Follow the steps and don’t think or over-analyze too much. Trust me-let go and let whatever comes to mind go to paper. We can edit later.

  2. Images/Still life/

  3. No Action • Write down all of the images, pictures, objects, symbols, things, people, places, names (like a photo album or scrapbook) that relate to the childhood, high school, each grade but 12th)

  4. Moments/Moving Pictures/Actions • Write down verbs-(walking, talking, writing, wondering, hoping, wanting, ‘ing”) to help you get started. Like scenes you would watch in a movie. Include adjectives and 5 senses. • Routines, Activities 9-11th (not 12th)

  5. Memory Flash • A related situation, incident, anecdote, place, high point, low point, a first, a last, one moment that summarizes it all? (details, senses?) PROM? • It reminds me of...It’s like… • It’s when… (examples?)

  6. Any additional images/moments?SENIOR YEAR • Now? Then? Future? Before? After? Good? Bad? • Maybe more ideas have come to mind since. Write them down here. Remember-Don’t censor yourself!

  7. Personal Statement/Reflection • I think…,feel…,want…, wonder…,fear…, believe…,hope…, know… • A question you have about the topic-Why…How…When…will I ever…? Does…Can…?

  8. Final Thoughts • Feel free to include a quotation, a saying, a motto, an adage, an allusion, or whatever else seems to connect your ideas/poem to something else. • A metaphor, symbol, conceit, personification, apostrophe, synecdoche, analogy to illustrate your theme?

  9. Edit/Restructure • TITLE? • Keep as is? Punctuation? • Rearrange order? Repetition? • Start with a pattern-image, moment…etc. Refrain? • Stanzas? Spacing? Form=Content?

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