
Select a noun, such as chocolate, summer, dessert, reading, or even spinach! This will also be the
theme of your poem.
 Write down three adjectives that describe your noun.
 Think of a final adjective that describes your overall feeling about this theme. This will be the last
line of your poem.
 Now set out your words in the following format to create a simple but effective poem!
noun
adjective 1
adjective 1, adjective 2
adjective 1, adjective 2, adjective 3, noun
final adjective
Ice-cream
Freezing
Freezing, chocolate
Freezing, chocolate, delicious, icecream
SPECTACULAR!
Soccer
Fun
Fun, fast
Fun, fast, goal-shooting soccer
FANTASTIC!
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