How would one write a two voice poem about prohibition in the 1920s? The ''Wet or Dry'' era. I know how it's supposed to be formatted, but what should I include in the poem? i'm not very good nor creative with my words, especially doing a poem. i would love if someone helped me with this
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also what should the two voices even be? who's talking? liberals vs conservatives or what
Here is a two-voice poem:
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/poems/digging.html
Read it carefully to see how the author made it clear who was speaking in each stanza.
There were clearly two sides, but don't confuse them with the political parties of the 21st century!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
Read and study the first 3 paragraphs here.
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/poems/digging.html
Read it carefully to see how the author made it clear who was speaking in each stanza.
There were clearly two sides, but don't confuse them with the political parties of the 21st century!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
Read and study the first 3 paragraphs here.
i did read everything i need to know about the prohibition of 1920s but I don't know how to put all that information into a two voice poem
Did you read the poem I linked for you?
Think of 3 points each side wanted to make in the 1920s, and then write a 4-line stanza for each point. (You should end up with 6 stanzas)
Then arrange them so that voice 1 is in stanzas 1, 3, and 5. And voice 2 is in stanzas 2, 4, and 6. They are answering each other.
You could call the prohibition-supporters the Dry Side, and those who wanted booze to flow freely the Wet Side.
Think of 3 points each side wanted to make in the 1920s, and then write a 4-line stanza for each point. (You should end up with 6 stanzas)
Then arrange them so that voice 1 is in stanzas 1, 3, and 5. And voice 2 is in stanzas 2, 4, and 6. They are answering each other.
You could call the prohibition-supporters the Dry Side, and those who wanted booze to flow freely the Wet Side.
yeah, it's a bit hard to decipher though lol, and formatted differently compared to the template my teacher assigned me. the last sentence was really helpful though so thanks for that
You're welcome, and good luck! =)
the problem with me now is I don't know how to put all the information I consumed into a poem. like what would your first lines be for example? i've been trying to come up with something for the past 5 hours. Would something like Wet Side: ''I stand for alcohol'' (???) and Dry Side: ''I want alcohol to be illegal'' idk
I've never been able to write poetry, I'm afraid.
You should go to www.google.com and search for this:
how to write a poem
There will be lots of articles linked in those search results, so be sure to read through several until you get some ideas that are helpful to you. Wiki-How often has some of the best for this purpose, but there are many others.
You should go to www.google.com and search for this:
how to write a poem
There will be lots of articles linked in those search results, so be sure to read through several until you get some ideas that are helpful to you. Wiki-How often has some of the best for this purpose, but there are many others.
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