Poetry+Assignment+One

Here's a fun assignment to kick off our study of poetry. It's due Tuesday.

Read the poem "You Can't Write a Poem about McDonald's" by Ronald Wallace at this link: []

Now it's your turn. What's a subject a person "just can't write about?" Think of one. Then write a poem about it. If you're having trouble coming up with a subject, have your partner pick for you, or challenge each other. Please post this poem by noon on Tuesday. Then, visit the wiki to comment on your partner's piece. You guys did a good job giving feedback on the short stories...but both of you could stand to get more "down and dirty" in terms of line-by-line comments...

Make sure that in your poem you do the following:

avoid abstractions use thoughtful line breaks avoid cliches use precise action (verbs) use a minimum of adjectives and adverbs extend details create a pattern of diction (extended metaphor, etc.)--note how Wallace achieves this use tons of objects use visual details try ending on an image--or find an ending that feels "complete" without giving us the "moral"