Be Mindful of Music Put the right- sounding words together Play with associations Think of both denotation and connotation
Pay Attention to Imagery Use striking, evocative imagery Make sure it makes sense within the poem
Mind Your Meter Mind Your Meter This pertains to the number of syllables in a line. This affects musicality.
Employ the Economy of Words Observe brevity. Be careful with word choice—in poetry, every word counts because of the short form.
Next Lesson: Forming Poetry In the next lesson, we learn how to make our own poetry.