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