Nature Poems Today, go outside and get your hands and feet dirty! Look beneath a rock, examine the roots of a tree, or dig through soil and write about whatever you find lurking there: maybe you see ants working, perhaps you are alarmed by the coating of pollen, maybe you are enchanted by the juxtaposition of nature and man's creations. Feel the sun on your face, the air on your skin. Rejoice, and write about nature. Your Assignment: Go outside and write a nature poem. There are no word limits. You will have 15 minutes outside for this writing activity. Remember to engage all of your senses. This poem does not have to rhyme. Be creative! Try a concrete poem (written in the shape of your subject). Also, remember to write using figurative language--you know, all of those elements you normally have to analyze literature and poetry for: alliteration, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, rhythm, rhyme scheme, irony, personification, and so
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