Iambic Pentameter. “I Am” is a great example of iambic pentameter, the most common meter in English poetry. Even the poem’s title sounds like iamb.

How to write an acrostic poem

1. Choose the word you want to write about.
2. Write that word vertically on your page, one letter per line.
3. Think about phrases that work with your chosen word.
4. Write one phrase for each letter of your chosen word. The phrases should begin with each of the letters from your chosen word.

Pointing stretches an imaginary wire or thread from the finger’s end to the designated object. Michel Serres has memorably defined the act of thinking in terms of the actions we characteristically perform when we do it, touching finger to lip, or temple, or crossing arm on arm, or leg over knee.

What is blackout poetry? Blackout poetry is when you take a written piece of text from a book, newspaper, or magazine and redact words, in order to come up with your very own poetry!

Scope’s very own Senior Editor Jennifer Dignan has written a truly beautiful poem for the You Write It activity. “What My Name Means” addresses the oh-so-huge middle school theme of identity as the poem’s speaker reflects on how others see her and how she sees herself.

The title of the poem should always appear the top of the poem so it is the first thing the reader sees. You should then capitalize all words except for the articles in the poem so it is grammatically correct. For example, you would format a title as: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” or “At the Dinner Table.”

You don’t have to give your poem a title at all—and some poets prefer this style. But if you choose to call your poem “Untitled,” keep in mind that some editors prefer works that have clear, “Googleable” titles. However, if “Untitled” truly is the best title for your poem—then we say go for it.

“I am Poem” Generator Write your own “I am Poem” by filling in the text boxes. When you are finished, click the button at the bottom of the form to generate your poem. Copy and paste the results into a word processing program, format it with the size and font style of your choice.

Select a gender and style, then type in a name to generate a poem for it (aka an acrostic poem)

In order to create the poem, you will enter a topic phrase. The phrase will be used in the title or body of the poem. This poetry generator tool will write a dark poem for you.

This poetry generator tool will help you write an acrostic poem. In order to create the poem, you will enter a subject word or phrase. The generator will find words that are associated with that word/phrase. Note: if you are writing a poem about a person, use the Name Poem Generator below.