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Poetry Challenge #3

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Poetry Challenge #3
Swap Coordinator:shinyserra (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges 
Number of people in swap:6
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
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Last day to signup/drop:September 10, 2019
Date items must be sent by:September 24, 2019
Number of swap partners:1
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This will be an ongoing series. Each swap I will post a different challenge pertaining to poetry. All poetry must be new poetry that you, yourself create. You don't have to be an expert, I'm certainly not, you just have to try your best. For this swap, the challenge is:

1 - Let's write an Acrostic poem!

Example: An acrostic poem for Tom

Trustworthy and kind

One in a million you are,

My most precious friend

2 - Use a word or name that is a minimum of 7 letters long.

3 - You may use each letter in your word as the first letter of each line or you can use each letter in your word as the middle or end of each line as well. Example below: (Notice how the letters POEM are in capital letters - you should make them stand out in some way).

Poetry makes me haPpy

And brings jOy to my soul.

I can see mysElf in the words,

And it makes Me feel whole.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/article-how-to-write-an-acrostic-poem

How To Write An Acrostic Poem

Here are some guidelines you could use to write an acrostic poem.

Decide on the subject of the acrostic poem. This could be anything; your favorite person, cat, or inanimate objects like pens.

Write down the letters of the name of the subject, to spell out its name in a vertical line.

Look at the vertical line to help you plan the kind of pattern the poem should follow. For instance, should the first letter of each line spell out the name of the subject the poem is about? Or, should the name of the subject be spelt out in a diagonal line? Do lines in the poem need to rhyme? What is the tone of the poem?

After deciding on the pattern, work on a sentence or phrase for each letter of the subject's name. If it helps, you could first think about the first and last lines of the poem, then fill out the lines in the middle. For each line, think about which quality of the subject you would like to describe.

Now that you have your acrostic poem, you might want to make the letters of the subject's name stand out more. For example, you could write each letter in bold, or color it.

Go through each line again and revise the acrostic poem to your satisfaction.

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