Day 25 ~ How to Write a “Preposition Poem” for #NationalPoetryDay for 30 poems in 30 days

Day 25 ~ How to Write a “Preposition Poem” for #NationalPoetryDay for 30 poems in 30 days

When I taught 4^th grade, I used to offer a king-size candy bar of their choice to students who could memorize 90 prepositions and recite them in front of the class. Sorry, no candy bars for you, unless you buy one for yourself. I love propositions. And there are MORE than 90 of them. They show relationships between different parts of a sentence, such as where, when, or how something happens. They bring clarity, and I love clarity!! They generally are found in the middle of a sentence, but for today’s poem, we will use them to start each line.

There is no need to count words or syllables; just begin each line with a preposition. No need to rhyme, either, unless you choose to.

Here is an example, lame, but an example nonetheless, and below it is a list of 70 basic prepositions to get you started:

Daydreamer

Considering my natural curiosity,
Regarding everything, I often climbed a tree,
Beside my childhood home,
Next to the garage, where
From our rooftop, I could see,
Beyond the neighborhood,
Over the horizon,
To Universal Studios,
Next to the Hollywood Freeway,
Near enough for us to walk to it,
From our foothills home,
Excluding the need to pay for parking.

Told you it was lame, and I took a few liberties, especially with the last line LOL, but you get the idea. Cheers!!

Whatcha’ got? (I tried to put the list in columns, but Blogger was having none of that). ..

·        aboard

·        about

·        above

·        across

·        after

·        against

·        along

·        amid

·        among

·        anti

·        around

·        as

·        at

·        before

·        behind

·        below

·        beneath

·        beside

·        besides

·        between

·        beyond

·        but

·        by

·        concerning

·        considering

·        despite

·        down

·        during

·        except

·        excepting

·        excluding

·        following

·        for

·        from

·        in

·        inside

·        into

·        like

·        minus

·        near

·        of

·        off

·        on

·        onto

·        opposite

·        outside

·        over

·        past

·        per

·        plus

·        regarding

·        round

·        save

·        since

·        than

·        through

·        to

·        toward

·        towards

·        under

·        underneath

·        unlike

·        until

·        up

·        upon

·        versus

·        via

·        with

·        within

·        without

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