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Monday, April 28, 2014

Writing Prompts for Coming of Age: Two-Voice Poem



Here is an example of a poem in 2 voices. What do you notice about the structure and how it is written?

Spoken alone by voice #1:
Both voices say together:
Spoken alone by voice #2:
I am the younger brother.

Playing with toys
is my favorite past-time.


When I am your age,
I will earn such better grades than you do.
Mom yells at you more than me!

You have it so easy!
I am the older sister.

Talking on the phone is what I do best.

When I was your age,
School was so much harder than it is now.



Write a 2-voice poem. Choose a topic that you can explore from different perspectives and can compare and contrast; choose specific voices to tell different sides of the topic. Possible topics: parent and child disagreeing about high school, 2 friends recalling a moment, different voices within yourself at a moment when you are trying to make a decision.

Voice 1: __________________________

Voice 2: __________________________

Topic: 

Brainstorm:
 

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