Poetry Journal

Monday, 11-1-10

Poetry Circles

Poetry Journal, 11-1-10

Everyone number your papers 1-24 and write the following on line 1:

My love is like the deep blue sea

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Get into groups of five to six people and follow the directions.

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Step 1 - Line 2

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 1

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Step 2 - Line 3

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables the does not rhyme with line 1 and 2

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Step 3 - Line 4

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 3

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Step 4 - Line 6

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Skip line five; write line with 8 syllables and rhymes with line 1

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Step 5 - Line 7

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 3

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Step 6 - Line 8

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 6

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Step 7 - Line 9

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 7

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Step 8 - Line 11

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Skip line 10; write a line with 12 syllables and rhymes with line 3

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Step 9 - Line 12

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 12 syllables that rhymes with line 11

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Step 10 - Line 13

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 12 syllables that rhymes with line 12

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Step 11 - Line 14

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 12 syllables that rhymes with line 13

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Step 12 - Line 16

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Skip line 15; write a line with 8 syllables that does not rhyme with any previous line

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Step 13 - Line 17

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 16

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Step 14 - Line 18

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 17

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Step 15 - Line 19

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Write a line with 8 syllables that rhymes with line 18

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Step 16 - Line 21

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Skip line 20; repeat line 4

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Step 17 - Line 22

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Repeat line 3

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Step 18 - Line 23

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Repeat line 2

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Step 19 - Line 24

Pass your papers to the right; take paper from student on your left:

Repeat line 1