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Revising Improving Your Poem

Now you can turn your basic poem into a very special poem by doing some revising.

Add Word Pictures 🟪 Ask yourself what words you can add to brighten your poem. Try using word pictures like personification, similes, and metaphors. (See “The Sounds of Poetry” on page 289.)

Create a Shape 🟪 Think about writing the words in ways that make them look and sound like the topic of your poem.

Sample Free-Verse Poem