Two Word Poems

Two-Word Poems

Using a few well chosen words you can create all kinds of interesting images.

Almost any topic can work. Each line is two words. Think of interesting two word phrases. Write at least 6 lines per poem.

Criteria:

  • has original ideas
  • is detailed and descriptive
  • uses different words in interesting ways
  • includes sensory details (helps the reader to hear, see, smell, taste, feel something)
  • uses some interesting expressions, onomatopoeia (sounds)

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Bugatti
Dream machine

Super fast
Sleek design
Vroom Vroom
Take off
Rocket like
Million dollars
Maybe someday

Salmon Struggle
Swimming salmon

blinding bubbles
Oh no!
incoming net
flip! flip!
Splish! Splash!
gasp! gasp!
I’m dead
game over

Autumn
Fall colours

orange, red
yellow too
wind blows
leaves fall
swirl down
cover earth
colourful blanket

Zombie Apocalypse
Round twenty

zombies swarming
all around
Nova six
eating legs
dogs biting
flames erupting
someone please
quick revive

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