Write Your Response to a Descriptive Prompt Choose one of the two activities.
Write a descriptive poem at least 20 lines long about where you are from. You may use any poetic structure you want, such as free verse; verse with rhyme and meter; or verse with meter and no rhyme. Focus on sensory details. Make sure the poem refers to at least three senses and has one example of figurative language. Your goal is to make the reader see, hear, touch, taste, or smell the thing you are describing.
Write one descriptive paragraph (8-10 sentences) of prose (not poetry) about where you are from. Use showing language to describe the details; use telling language to inform the reader about the basic situation. Make sure the writing refers to at least three senses and has one example of figurative language. Your goal is to make the reader see, hear, touch, taste, or smell the place you are describing.
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