Creative Writing (poetry): Writing Poetry

English

Drafting first if we feel like this might help.

Which of the following is an important step in writing our own poetry?

Throw away our plan so that it doesn't distract us.

Before we begin writing a piece of poetry, what should we do?

Check that we are sticking to our plan by carefully reading through each stanza.

Sit somewhere really loud where it is hard to focus.

Write as quickly as we can to get it done.

Whilst we are writing poetry, what should we do?

A mixture of figurative techniques to create powerful pictures for our reader.

When writing a poem, what should we try to include?

Read over it again and put crosses through anything we don't like.

Read over it carefully and think about all of the amazing things we have achieved.

When we have finished writing a poem, what should we do?

By using facts, statistics and our own opinions.

By using onomatopoeia and a rhyme scheme.

By using simile, metaphor and personification.

How can we create powerful pictures in our reader's mind in poetry?

How can we create sound and rhythm in poetry?

Planning helps us to identify our very best ideas.

Planning helps us to make links between our key ideas.

Planning helps us to understand more about rhyme scheme.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why we plan before writing?

Lots of notes in different places that are not in any particular order.

Planning in our head but not writing anything down.

Which of the following is a GOOD method we can use for planning?

Which pen/pencil we will use to write with.

What should we always think about first when planning for our own writing?