(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Divide the poem into couplets.
Write 3 new opening lines for your poem. Do you like any of them more?
Change the tense of your poem (past/
present/ future).
Cut all the adjectives. What happens?
Write 3 new titles for your poem.
Enjamb the entire poem.
Cut the last stanza (or 4-6 lines). Replace it with something new.
Re-write your poem with the exact same words but totally different line breaks and stanzas.
Pick 3 images to make more specific and concrete.
Change the POV of your poem.
Find a line you dislike. Rewrite it 5 different ways.
Double-check all the punctuation for consistency, for rhythm - does every comma have a purpose?
Add a stanza (or 4-6 lines, if prose) to the middle of the poem.
Cut the clutter (filler words).
Check word frequency: If we use a word in a poem more than once, it's a pattern. Is this a generative pattern, or an accident?
Add 3 commands to the poem (the imperative mode).
Underline your favorite 2-3 lines in the poem. Use those to start something new.
Look up the vocab of a topic unrelated to your poem (beekeeping,etc.) Use three of those words in your poem.
Make a blackout/erasure of your own poem.
Add 3 negative phrases to your poem (Do not / Never / etc.)
Count the number of lines in your poem.Cut 1/3 of them.
Double-check capitalization. Is it consistent and with purpose?
Highlight all the sensory images in your poem. Rewrite anything you didn't highlight.
Use the words: "treasure," "moon," and "fall" somewhere in the poem.
Read your poem out loud 3x. Change any areas that sound "weird."
