From adolescence to twenty (and for someone up to sixty), each of us wakes up a desire to describe the world we have seen in exquisite expressions, poetic language. But as soon as you take the pen in hand, the thought ceases to obey, you do not know from which edge to approach it in order to present a poem in harmonious lines. A few tips for novice writers.
It is necessary
Paper and pen
Instructions
Step 1
Inspiration is always the impetus for creativity. But, contrary to the delusion, it does not visit lazy people, which means that in order for it to come, you need to find it. Think about what you want to write about (the plot or mood of the poem). Imagine the approximate length of the piece (12 lines or 12 pages is a big difference). Keep the thought in your head, look at the question through the eyes of different people, talk about it with loved ones.
Step 2
If the thought does not take on a verbal form, take a walk with it down the street, do something, continuing to think. Perhaps some word will appear around which you build a poem, or a structure of form.
Step 3
If the form doesn't appear, try practicing with templates. The most common versification system is syllabo-tonic (there is also syllabic and tonic). It has five sizes, schematically they can be depicted as follows:
1 0 1 0 1 0 10 - trochee;
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 - iamb;
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - dactyl;
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - amphibrachium;
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - anapest.
Zeros mean unstressed syllables, ones - stressed ones.
Try to express your idea in each of the suggested sizes. Stress syllables should be from three to five (but if desired, a different number), lines in the poem from 12 to 20 (for educational purposes, less does not make sense, but is no longer needed)
Step 4
Use different ways of rhyming:
Paired:
BUT
BUT
B
B
Cross:
BUT
B
BUT
B
Shingles:
BUT
B
B
BUT
Step 5
Use different types of rhymes: exact and approximate, masculine (the last syllable of the stressed line), feminine (the last syllable of the line is the second after the stressed one), dactylic (the last syllable of the line is the third after the stressed one), hyperdactylic (the fourth after the stressed).
Step 6
Make stanzas from a non-standard number of lines: 3, 5, 7, etc. Leave one line unrhymed, for example, as a refrain at the end of each stanza.
