"Here’s today’s challenge: find five verbs and five nouns from one subject area, and use them to write about another subject. My son had this assignment in his college poetry class, and he culled his words from biology and then wrote about technology. The idea is to create an extended metaphor in a short poem, of maybe ten to twelve lines."
recycle
compost (noun and/or verb)
compost bin
hybrid
global warming
invasive species
environment
organic
green (anything)
eco-friendly
enviro-
wind turbine
nature
hmmm...
circus
big top
balloons
lion tamer
tightrope
wild animals
cages
caging
trapeze
ring leader
cheers
whip cracking
rings of fire blazing
mistreated
abuses
showcasing
lions, tigers, bears, elephants
dressed in finery
monkeys in dresses
how many clowns can fit
rubber noses and blow horns
The Focus of a Monk
5 days ago
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