when it begins

you've got to grab their
attention;
an overdose of alliteration
can alleviate alientation
but a clever pun
often leaves a smile on the reader's face
afterwords

start a new stanza;
this gives the reader
something to look for
in terms of a theme
that connects the entire poem

line breaks are also great
in dictating cadence
and can be used to set up beautiful
multi-entendres
when an enjamb-
ment something completely different
than what the reader expected.

smilies are as attractive
to the eye as
Jessica Alba...
nude...
sun tanning on a beach in the Phillipines...
during the rainy season.

these elements
are the gears that
work together
and gauge the minds of your readers
as they search for deeper meaning-
oh! that's right; I forgot about metaphor

but regardless of how you choose
to construct your free verse poetry,
remember that the most important thing is that you

have a catchy title.

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[DROPS THE MIC]

Switch (The Poet)



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-William Shakespeare

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