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