1. 15 Lines Each line has at least one “thing” that was purposefully chosen for its effect on the meaning of the poem You should be able to summarize the theme/content/image of the poem in 5 words or fewer You must have both purposeful rhythm and sound

2. Some basic options Rythym Iambic rhythm could be considered upbeat, fluid, rhythmic in a dance-like sense, Trochaic rhythm could be considered more bouncy, heavy, emphatic, staccato Dactylic rhythm could be considered musically rhythmic Anapestic rhythm could be considered a swifter iambic, like galloping Meter – Shorter vs. longer lines can affect the meaning Sound “fl-” - movement and light (flare, flash, flicker) “gl-” - light (glare, glow, glisten, glean) “sl-” - smoothly wet (slippery, slick, slide, slop, slosh, slobber, slushy) “i” – when short, smallness (slim, thin, inch, imp, kid, kitten, snip, bit, chip) “o” or “oo” - melancholy and sorrow (moan, doom, forlorn) “–er” and “–le” repetition (glitter, chatter, sputter / ripple, bubble, rattle) “r, l, n, o, w” – rolling, round sounds, liquid “p, t,” – explosive, thumpy sounds “b, d” – busy, bubbling “k, q” – sharp cutting “m” – meditative, murmuring “s, x, z” –hissing, buzzing, sibilant “f, v, th, s” – wind, breeze, breathy, soft, feathery “a, ee” – unpleasant, discordant, troublesome

3. Reminders I need two copies of your poem. 1 clean copy with name and title 1 annotated copy either left-faced, or double spaced, with explanation of your purposeful language. Number each line You also need to CAREFULLY mark the scansion of your poem. I will be scrutinizing the emphasized syllables to make sure you didn’t make any egregious errors. The title, and every line needs to have at least one thing purposeful whether it is rhythm or the sound of words (onomatopoeia, rhyme, or alliteration) Multiple lines can have the same meaningful component (especially with rhythm; if there’s one line that’s iambic, than chances are there are multiple for the same reason. However, you need to have AT LEAST one instance of meaningful sound as well. For a 100, it must be at least 15 lines with at least four syllables per line. (So 60 syllables total if you’re counting.)