The Spice of Life : Choose a spice from your kitchen cabinet, and relate its flavor to an event that has happened recently in your daily life. Parallel Universe : Imagine you, but in a completely different life based on making a different decision that impacted everything else. Mad Scientist : Create a piece based on a science experiment going terribly, terribly wrong. People You Have Known : Make each line about different people you have met but lost contact with over the years.
These could be old friends, passed on family, etc. Last Words : Use the last sentence from the nearest book as the inspiration for the first line of your poem. Fix This : Think about something you own that is broken, and write about possible ways to fix it. Duct tape?
A hammer and nails? Suspicion : Pretend you are a detective and you have to narrow down the suspects. Political News : Many famous poets found inspiration from the current politics in their time. Open up a newspaper or news website, and create inspired by the first news article you find.
The Letter D : Make a list of 5 words that start with all with the same letter, and then use these items throughout the lines of your verse. Quite the Collection : Go to a museum, or look at museum galleries online. Draw your inspiration from collections of objects and artifacts from your favorite display. Examples: Pre-historic days, Egyptians, Art Galleries, etc. Standing in Line : Think of a time you had to stand in line for something.
Maybe you were waiting in a check-out line at the store, or you had to stand in line to enter a concert or event. Junk Mail Prose: Take some inspiration from your latest junk mail.
Recipe : Write your poem in the form of a recipe. This can be for something tangible, such as a cake, or it can be a more abstract concept such as love or happiness. List ingredients and directions for mixing and tips for cooking up your concept to perfection. Do you like sweaters? Some people love their coziness, others find them scratchy and too hot. Use your feelings about sweaters in a poem. Overgrown : Use Little Shop of Horrors for inspiration, or let your imagination run wild on what might happen if a plant or flower came to life or started spreading rapidly to take over the world.
Interference: Write a poem that is about someone or something coming in between you and your goals. Locked in a Jar: Imagine you are a tiny person, who has been captured and put into a jar for display or science. Weirder Than Fiction: Think of the most unbelievable moment in your life, and write a poem about the experience.
Unemployed: Write a poem about quitting or being fired from a job you depended on. Boxes: What kinds of family secrets or stories might be hiding in that untouched box in the attic? No One Understands : Write about what it feels like when no one understands or agrees with your opinion. Criminal Minds : Write a poem from the perspective of a high-profile criminal who is always on the run from law enforcement. Marathon Runner : Write a poem about what training you might be doing to accomplish a difficult challenge in your life.
Passing the Church : Write a poem about noticing something interesting while passing by a church near your home. Luster: Create a descriptive poem about something that has a soft glow or sheen to it. Clipboard: Write a poem about someone who is all business like and set in their ways of following a system. Architect : Imagine you are hired to design a building for a humanitarian cause you are passionate about. Movie Character : Think of a recent movie you watched, and create a poem about one character specifically, or an interaction between two characters that was memorable.
Potential Energy : Write about an experience where you had a lot of potential for success, but failed. Listen Up: Write a poem telling someone they are better than they think they are. Basket Case: Has there ever been a time when you thought you might lose your mind? Jot your feelings and thoughts down in verse form. Lucky Guess: Many times in our life we have to make a good guess for what is the best decision.
Use this poetry idea to write about feelings related to guessing something right — or wrong. Dear Reader: What audience enjoys reading the type of poetry you like to write? Craft a note to your potential audience that addresses their biggest fears, hopes, and dreams. Ladders in the Sky : Imagine there are ladders that take you up to the clouds. What could be up there? What feelings do you have about climbing the ladders, or is their a mystery as to how they got there in the first place?
Paranoia : What would it be like if you felt like someone was watching you but no one believed you? Coming Home to Secrets: Imagine a person who puts on a good act to cover up a secret they deal with at home. Productivity: Talk about your greatest struggles with time management and organization. Signs of the Times : How has a place you are familiar with changed over the past 10 years?
Sleepless Nights : What ideas and feelings keep you up at night? By George : You can choose any name, but think of notable figures or celebrities who share a common first name, and combine their personalities and physical characteristics into one piece of poetry.
Shelter : Write a poem about a time you were thankful for shelter from a storm. Cafeteria : Create a poem inspired by the people who might be eating lunch in a cafeteria at school or at a hospital. There are unlimited possibilities for ways you can use these poem ideas to write poetry. While not every poem you write will be an award-winning masterpiece, using these poem starters as a regular exercise can help you better your craft as a writer. I wanted to share it on here, so I hope you enjoy it!
On shaking ground We are all love-bound Stuck in a crate Nobody can avoid this fate. On shaking ground Our love is profound Although we are separate Better places await. Do you dread the dark; Or do you adore the stars? Do you really think the fire place is that warm; Or you just envy the night charms? The Eve so busy, that everyone forgets to praise its beauty. The sun has set without anyone bidding him an adieu, Failed to demonstrate its scintillating view.
And I sit; I sit and wonder till the dawn. What a peaceful time it is, To have a small world of your own. Away from the chaos, I found a soul that was lost. That bewitching smile held my hand, Carried me back to shore, letting me feel my feet in the sand. Then I saw my own soul fade, Fly into my heart, For what it was made.
Who am I? What have I done to myself? Many questions were answered in self reproach, The answers were still unspoken with no depth. Oh dear night, What have you done to me? Or should I thank you for putting a soul that I see.
The nights spent later were now spectacular, My darkness somehow added some light to my life, Making it fuller… Everyday after a day, walking through the scorching lawns, I wait for the the dusk to arrive, and then explore myself till the dawn. This is so amazing I ran out of words. Very lit thoughts beautifully penned. Keep writing like this dude.
Thank you for the inspiration! That was beautiful! I am a writer too! Anyways, again, that was awesome! I am a Christian, and I love seeing people write about that kind of stuff!
I am jim from Oregon. I am also a writer, not very good but active. I am a Christian as well as you are. Sometimes it is hard to come up with something to write about. All of a sudden, I have started to write poetry. Do you like all forms of writing? I would enjoy reading some of you work if you would you would like to s if you would like to send me some.
She sat looking out the window. The sweet smell of burnt pine emanating from her fireplace. The sky is blue and the sun shines bright. She closes her eyes for a second. She opens them again. The window is broken and scattered on the ground. The piano sits covered in ashes, every symphony played now just a distant memory replaced with a discordant melody. The room smells of smoke and ash.
The sky is dark and rain falls on the remnants of her home. Not a living thing in sight,not even her. This is amazing! I also love this blog post by thinkwritten. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Share Flipboard Email. Brette Sember is a freelance writer and indexer for educational outlets including Scholastic and HarperCollins.
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What Is Enjambment? Definition and Examples. Ekphrasis: Definition and Examples in Rhetoric. A Definition of the Literary Term, Cacophony. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for ThoughtCo. Pindaric odes have three stanzas, two of which are written in the same structure.
Horatian odes have more than one stanza, all of which follow the same structure. Irregular odes, as the name suggests, follow no set pattern. Odes often feature similes, metaphors and sometimes hyperbole to aid the expression of how inspired the subject makes the author feel. Make sure your subject is something you have plenty to say about. What adjectives come to mind when you think of your chosen subject? Think about how it makes you feel, how you interact with it, and the impact it has on you.
Make lots of notes on all of these thoughts, and consider qualities that are specific to the subject matter too. For example, an ode to a football club might naturally separate into four stanzas; one for the past, one for the present, one for a recent game, and one for the future of the club. Play around with various formats until you find the perfect one for your particular ode. You could start out with an ABAB rhyming plan and see where you go from there. Once you feel you have done all you can, leave it for a day or so and return to it for some fine-tuning.
Once it sounds smooth and rhythmic, your job is done.
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