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77 You know how you can make your 82 CONVERSATIONAL: In this voice at least two
voice scary or funny? Well, you can people or things are speaking with each
create different voices in poems, too. other in a conversation. EXAMPLE:
“HANDSOME”
78 NARRATIVE: A story-telling poem.
EXAMPLES: “GOING BANANAS,” “THE 83 Lots of great books can help you learn
BASEBALL GAME” more about all the forms, voices, and
choices you can try when you write your
79 LYRICAL: Explore the music of words and own poems.
individual feelings. In fact, the words to
songs are called lyrics. You are an 84 Have FUN! Happy reading!
important part of this poem, and often Happy writing!
pronouns such as me, my, and I are used.
EXAMPLES: “CONDUCTOR,” “FEVER”
80 MASK: When you put on a mask, like at
Halloween, and speak from the viewpoint of 85 P.P.S. From Ryan: If you show your teacher
the object itself, you are using the mask or you wrote a villanelle or a sonnet, she is
persona voice. EXAMPLE: “BIKE” (The bike going to be so-o impressed. She might
gets to talk for itself!) even faint or give you extra credit or both.
You should definitely try it.
81 APOSTROPHE (OR ADDRESS): This is a poem
where you address or speak to something
or someone who doesn’t answer.
EXAMPLE: “SOCCER BALL” (I love talking
to the soccer ball!)
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