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BLITZ POEM

BLITZ POEM. WHAT IS A BLITZ POEM?. GUIDELINES:. 50 lines. •Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”). •Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”). Lines 3 and 4:.

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BLITZ POEM

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  1. BLITZ POEM

  2. WHAT IS A BLITZ POEM? GUIDELINES: 50 lines •Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”) •Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”)

  3. Lines 3 and 4: Build a boatBuild a house House for sale House for rent short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be “house for sale” and Line 4 might be “house for rent”)

  4. CONTINUE THE PATTERN Build a boat Build a house House for Sale House for rent Rent to ownRent a phonePhone a friendPhone homeHome aloneHome before bedBed and breakfastBed head

  5. CONTINUE THE PATTERN Build a boatBuild a houseHouse for saleHouse for rentRent to ownRent a phonePhone a friendPhone homeHome aloneHome before bedBed and breakfastBed headHead for coverHead for the hillsHills and valleysHills of goldGold rushGold for cashCash for goldCash that checkCheck your messagesCheck your backBack in timeBack against the wall Wall of noiseWall fall downDown with youDown and outOut and aboutOut for the countCount your blessingsCount the waysWays to liveWays you smileSmile and laughSmile like you mean itIt ain’t no thangIt is what it isIs it notIs this poetryPoetry is musicPoetry is loveLove your poetryLove the rainRain falls downRain makes puddlesPuddles are deep Puddles of love Line 49 is the last word of line 48. Line 50 is the last word of line 47. Love… Deep…

  6. TITLE: The title must be only three words, with some sort of preposition or conjunction joining the first word from the third line to the first word from the 47th line, in that order.

  7. Build a boatBuild a houseHouse for saleHouse for rentRent to ownRent a phonePhone a friendPhone homeHome aloneHome before bedBed and breakfastBed headHead for coverHead for the hillsHills and valleysHills of goldGold rushGold for cashCash for goldCash that checkCheck your messagesCheck your backBack in timeBack against the wall Wall of noiseWall fall downDown with youDown and outOut and aboutOut for the countCount your blessingsCount the waysWays to liveWays you smileSmile and laughSmile like you mean itIt ain’t no thangIt is what it isIs it notIs this poetryPoetry is musicPoetry is loveLove your poetryLove the rainRain falls downRain makes puddlesPuddles are deep Puddles of love Title: House of Puddles Love… Deep…

  8. If you want to…. FOCUS IT! NOW START YOUR OWN! Shakespeare thought Shakespeare wrote Wrote of fairies Wrote of love

  9. CONTINUE THE PATTERN COLLABORATE:Work together 1. Write the first line 2. Trade papers 3. Write the second line 4. Trade papers

  10. Homework: • Write at least one on your own!

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