Every poet, including a beginner, should know certain rules for adding rhymes, methods of writing a poem about war. The reader, having read the poem, must experience feelings, emotions, experiences, draw certain conclusions. How to write a poem about war?
Instructions
Step 1
Decide what you want to write about, what topic to cover. Poems about the Great Patriotic War should tell about the great feat of the people during the war years, about the bravery of the soldiers on the front line and the dedication of the people in the rear. Express your gratitude to everyone who achieved victory: veterans, home front workers, women and children of the war years for their patience and perseverance. Choose the theme of mourning for those killed in battles, for the victims of concentration camps.
Step 2
Identify the images that pop into your head when you mention your chosen theme of war. But try to make the chosen images evoke simple and understandable associations among readers (for example, a warrior is a healthy man, behind whose back there is a whole country, and he is ready to give his life for it).
Step 3
Despite the fact that everything has been written about the war for a long time, all the images have been used, you have a chance to find your own unique style to express your attitude to the topic. Use ironic writing, for example. But do not be zealous, otherwise you will get a blasphemous parody.
Step 4
Write on a piece of paper the words with which you wanted to convey your thoughts, select all possible necessary rhymes for them. The sound of words in a poem should enhance its expressiveness, there should be some kind of phonetic connection ("the battle broke out like thunder"). Try to avoid standard, worn-out phrases that are used by many poets ("… and we will forever remember …", "… we will never forget …", etc.).
Step 5
Select the meter (s) of the verse that will set the tempo and rhythm of the entire piece. You have a lot of work to do with syllables that must be phonetically combined within one stanza. The alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in the first line should be repeated in the second or even in the third lines. The consonance must be stable and original.
Step 6
Remember that poetic talent comes from God.
