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Creative Writing with Abstract Nouns. Three – Lined Poetry. Create Three (3) Three-Lined Poems. Choose one abstract noun from the list. If you have a question about the meaning of a word that intrigues you, ask. In this exercise, you are going to personify your abstract noun.
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Creative Writing with Abstract Nouns Three – Lined Poetry
Create Three (3) Three-Lined Poems • Choose one abstract noun from the list. If you have a question about the meaning of a word that intrigues you, ask. • In this exercise, you are going to personify your abstract noun. • Basic Requirements: - Three Lines (No More, No Less) - Be Appropriate, Be Unique, Be Creative • These poems will be our first drafts today. We will do more with them later.
The First Line • Your abstract noun must a complete an action fitting to its meaning. • Example: Meanness recklessly tromps through the park
The Second Line • Your abstract noun should wear an item(s) of clothing that defines it. • Example: in tattered jeans and steal-toed boots
The Third Line • Complete another action by choosing a transitive verb with an abstract nouns as its direct object. • Example: but REALIZES the FUTILITY at his attempt for destruction. • REALIZES is transitive because FUTILITY is its direct object.
Poem Example Meanness recklessly tromps through the park in tattered jeans and steal-toed boots but realizes the futility at his attempt for destruction.
First Line: Your abstract noun must complete an action fitting to its meaning • Second Line: Your abstract noun should wear an item(s) of clothing that defines it. • Third Line: Complete another action by choosing a transitive verb with an abstract nouns as its direct object.