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October 3 [1]

Poetry [2]
10.3.11

Find a poem that is different in style and approach than the kind of poem you usually write. Read it repeatedly until it opens for you, scan [3] it to better understand its musical qualities, and finally memorize it. Write your own poem inspired by the poem you've studied. 


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/october_3_0 [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/poetry [3] http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-term/Scansion