Focus of Lesson: Powerful Metaphors Contribute to a Poem’s Meaning Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Fresh Images Contribute to a Poem’s Power Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Carefully Constructed Stanzas Contribute to a Poem’s Power. Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: To Write Dramatic Monologues Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: Use Figurative Language to Concretely Express an Abstract Theme Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: The Sestina Form and Writing an Original Sestina Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: How to Write an Ode Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes

Focus of Lesson: How To Write a Shakespearean Sonnet Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, blank paper, dictionary, a writing journal, and the exercises below. Time Needed: 45 - 60 minutes