-Is there an inanimate object or abstract idea that you have strong feelings about? Perhaps you love winter or are upset about the closing of a local restaurant. Write a poem addressing that inanimate object or abstract idea to express your feelings. -Address the object or idea directly. Use apostrophe to express strong emotion.
-Include several stanzas.
-Decide whether you will use regular patterns of rhyme and meter or if you'll write in free verse, with no regular patterns.
-Use sensory details to create a vivid experience for your reader. Use imagery.
-3 lines per stanza minimum, 10 lines in total for entire poem minimum.​