Middle School Poetry Writing Prompts
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Popular middle school poetry writing prompts
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‘All in a golden afternoon, under the skies of cloudless blue.’
Write a poem that begins or ends with this line, adapted from Alice in Wonderland. Don’t feel limited to the themes and images of the book – see where else you could go from these words.
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In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.
Write a poem ending with this line.
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Write a Valentines Day story or poem about something you love that isn't a person.
It can be anything other than a human; likely humorous, but it doesn't necessarily have to be funny!