I went to the talk at F&M today featuring three Lancaster writing teachers. It was really interesting and beneficial. One woman gave out this handout about poetry, which I thought was very helpful. Although it's a revision checklist for poetry, I could also see myself using it to kind of get my ideas flowing, too.
It's divided into four categories: A(add) R(remove) M(move) S(Subsitute)---ARMS!
A. Do you need to add more to let the reader know a little more?
Is each part of the poem strong?
Do you use sound devices like alliteration or rhythm?
Do you use interesting details that give the reader a picture?
Do you use poetic devices like similes, metaphors, or personification?
R. Do you need to remove parts of your poem?
Do your details support the thread of the poem?
Does the beginning of the poem set up the scene too much?
Is the ending too much of a closing, or summing up?
M. Do you need to move parts of your lines?
Do you need to change the order of your stanzas?
S. Did you use interesting and original words in interesting ways?
Did you use words that give us a picture?
Did you use words that make us care by giving us your own feelings?
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