(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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Enjamb the entire poem.
Divide the poem into couplets.
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.
Cut the clutter (filler words).
Double-check all the punctuation for consistency, for rhythm - does every comma have a purpose?
Add 3 commands to the poem (the imperative mode).
Cut all the adjectives. What happens?
Change the tense of your poem (past/
present/ future).
Write 3 new titles for your poem.
Find a line you dislike. Rewrite it 5 different ways.
Change the POV of your poem.
Use the words: "treasure," "moon," and "fall" somewhere in the poem.
Re-write your poem with the exact same words but totally different line breaks and stanzas.
Add 3 negative phrases to your poem (Do not / Never / etc.)
Double-check capitalization. Is it consistent and with purpose?
Highlight all the sensory images in your poem. Rewrite anything you didn't highlight.
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?
Pick 3 images to make more specific and concrete.
Add a stanza (or 4-6 lines, if prose) to the middle of the poem.
Underline your favorite 2-3 lines in the poem. Use those to start something new.
Read your poem out loud 3x. Change any areas that sound "weird."
Write 3 new opening lines for your poem. Do you like any of them more?
Count the number of lines in your poem.Cut 1/3 of them.
Cut the last stanza (or 4-6 lines). Replace it with something new.
