RIC-0205 Discovering Poetry
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Imagine that you are a computer. You are programmed<br />
to produce a list of words associated in some way<br />
with each word entered.<br />
(a) Choose one of the words below<br />
and write a poem that the<br />
computer ‘spills out’. Decide if<br />
your poem will rhyme or not.<br />
Christmas summer rain<br />
Many people communicate with their work colleague and friends<br />
by typing SMS (short message service) on their mobile phones.<br />
(a) Use this list of common SMS abbreviations to write a message.<br />
r - are l8 - late<br />
ur - you are 4 - for, four<br />
yr - your 2 - to, too, two<br />
thx - thanks b4 - before<br />
w8 - wait w/ - with<br />
pls - please gr8 - great<br />
Mobile<br />
:-) - smile ;-) - wink<br />
(b) On a separate sheet of paper, write<br />
a poem using SMS language. Try<br />
to make your poem rhyme.<br />
(b) Now choose your own word and write<br />
a poem in a similar style.<br />
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