Free Verse Poetry
I want to introduce students to free-verse poetry because:
In the free-verse poetry of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, accent is looser and embodies the provisional, moment by – moment quality of daily living and speaking. Free verse is less arch and dramatic than meter; it is more conversational and open-ended. (Wormser, 1)
Because of the way students speak (slang is predominant), I think introducing them to the poet and poetry using this style may spark their interest and inspire them to write.
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