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1 Creating figurative language through selective word choice
Blackout Poetry Creating figurative language through selective word choice

2 What is it? A page of text is completely blacked out
Usually with black marker Except for a few select words A story is created from the existing text

3 Examples

4 A few tips and suggestions…
PENCIL FIRST!!! Chose BIG and POWERFUL words Then, pick little words like, “is,” “of,” and “the” to help create flow Use designs to connect your words Don’t focus on rhyme… not all poems rhyme! Instead focus on the strength of the words and their connotative meanings when combined, compared, and included in our poems

5 Unique examples…

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