Tag: #Day26

• NaPoWriMo Day 26 – Indian April

  

  Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that contains at least one of a different kind of simile – an epic simile. Also known as Homeric similes, these are basically extended similes that develop over multiple lines. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they have mainly been used in epic poems, typically as decorative elements that emphasize…

  Smitha V

  April 26, 2022

  Poetry

  #april, #Day26, #furnace, #GloPoWriMo2022, #indiansummer, #mumbaidiaries, #NaPoWriMo2022, #poem, #Similepoem, #summer

• NaPoWriMo Day 26 – because i could not go out for lunch

  

  And now for our (optional) prompt. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a parody. Besides being fun, writing parodies can be a great way to hone your poetic skills – particularly your sense of rhyme and sound, as you try to mimic the form of an existing poem while changing the content. Just…

  Smitha V

  April 26, 2021

  Poetry

  #becauseicouldnotstopfordeath, #Day26, #emilydickinson, #funpoem, #GloPoWriMo2021, #hungryforfood, #NaPoWriMo2021, #parodypoem

• NaPoWriMo Day 26 :Bali, India, Dubai -with love

  

  And now for our prompt (optional, as always). This is one that we’ve used before, but one test of a  good prompt is that you can come back to it! For this prompt, you will need to fill out, in five minutes or less, the following “Almanac Questionnaire.” Then, use your responses as to basis…

  Smitha V

  April 27, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #Almanacquestionnaire, #bali, #Day26, #dream, #dreams, #Dubai, #favoriteactor, #fear, #funpoem, #GloPoWriMo2020, #humor, #Imagination, #India, #life, #memories, #NaPoWriMo2020, #news, #nostalgia, #poem, #truth, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo: Day 26 – I didn’t know

  

  Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a word, or phrase. You can even repeat an image, perhaps slightly changing or enlarging it from stanza to stanza, to alter its meaning. There are (perhaps paradoxically) infinite possibilities in repetition. Want to look at some examples? Perhaps…

  Smitha V

  April 26, 2019

  Experiences, Poetry

  #Day26, #family, #GloPoWriMo2019, #Ididn’tknow, #inspiration, #learning, #lessons from life, #life, #lifeateacher, #NaPoWriMo2019, #people, #poem, #poetryonrelationships, #timeislimited, #truth, Experiences, Poetry