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Write a tanaga about how sunshine makes you feel.
A tanaga is a form of Filipino poetry often compared to haikus. Tanagas use 4 lines of 7 syllables each, and are often full of metaphors.
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POEM STARTER
‘Whispers that come in the night often carry further than those in the day.’
Write a poem with this as the opening line. What imagery comes to mind from this line – and what further themes could be explored from there?
POEM STARTER
Lost in the fog
Alone in the deep
Bound by a promise
That he couldn’t keep.
Write a poem that ends with this stanza. The rest of your poem should match the structure and rhyme scheme.