Look up the vocabof a topic unrelatedto your poem(beekeeping,etc.)Use three of thosewords in yourpoem.Read yourpoem out loud3x. Changeany areas thatsound "weird."Add 3 negativephrases toyour poem (Donot / Never /etc.)Double-check allthe punctuationfor consistency,for rhythm - doesevery commahave a purpose?Check wordfrequency: If we usea word in a poemmore than once, it'sa pattern. Is this agenerative pattern,or an accident?Make ablackout/erasureof your ownpoem.Double-checkcapitalization.Is it consistentand withpurpose?Highlight all thesensory imagesin your poem.Rewriteanything youdidn't highlight.Cut the laststanza (or 4-6lines). Replaceit withsomething new.Write 3new titlesfor yourpoem.Pick 3images tomake morespecific andconcrete.Changethe POVof yourpoem.Add 3commands tothe poem (theimperativemode).Find a lineyou dislike.Rewrite it 5differentways.Enjambthe entirepoem.Divide thepoem intocouplets.Write 3 newopening linesfor your poem.Do you like anyof them more?Add a stanza(or 4-6 lines,if prose) tothe middle ofthe poem.Cut all theadjectives.Whathappens?Count thenumber oflines in yourpoem.Cut1/3 of them.Cut theclutter(fillerwords).Change thetense of yourpoem (past/present/future).Re-write yourpoem with theexact same wordsbut totally differentline breaks andstanzas.Use the words:"treasure,""moon," and"fall"somewhere inthe poem.Underline yourfavorite 2-3lines in thepoem. Usethose to startsomething new.Look up the vocabof a topic unrelatedto your poem(beekeeping,etc.)Use three of thosewords in yourpoem.Read yourpoem out loud3x. Changeany areas thatsound "weird."Add 3 negativephrases toyour poem (Donot / Never /etc.)Double-check allthe punctuationfor consistency,for rhythm - doesevery commahave a purpose?Check wordfrequency: If we usea word in a poemmore than once, it'sa pattern. Is this agenerative pattern,or an accident?Make ablackout/erasureof your ownpoem.Double-checkcapitalization.Is it consistentand withpurpose?Highlight all thesensory imagesin your poem.Rewriteanything youdidn't highlight.Cut the laststanza (or 4-6lines). Replaceit withsomething new.Write 3new titlesfor yourpoem.Pick 3images tomake morespecific andconcrete.Changethe POVof yourpoem.Add 3commands tothe poem (theimperativemode).Find a lineyou dislike.Rewrite it 5differentways.Enjambthe entirepoem.Divide thepoem intocouplets.Write 3 newopening linesfor your poem.Do you like anyof them more?Add a stanza(or 4-6 lines,if prose) tothe middle ofthe poem.Cut all theadjectives.Whathappens?Count thenumber oflines in yourpoem.Cut1/3 of them.Cut theclutter(fillerwords).Change thetense of yourpoem (past/present/future).Re-write yourpoem with theexact same wordsbut totally differentline breaks andstanzas.Use the words:"treasure,""moon," and"fall"somewhere inthe poem.Underline yourfavorite 2-3lines in thepoem. Usethose to startsomething new.

Poetry Revision Bingo - Call List

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