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I loved sharing with you ways to title your poems. Sometimes the title is obvious. You’ll find the perfect phrase within the poem. Other times it’s a bit hard. Here’s my secret to titling poems. Ask yourself and your poems these questions.
I loved sharing with you ways to title your poems. Sometimes the title is obvious. You’ll find the perfect phrase within the poem. Other times it’s a bit hard. Here’s my secret to titling poems. Ask yourself and your poems these questions.
- What emotion does your poem focus on? Find an adjective that describes the emotion your poem is giving.
- What is your poem about? Use the topic in your title.
- Look for repeated words, phrases and metaphors. Its emphasis within the poem should be shown in the title.
- Place the results together. Experiment with the wording and arrangement. Does it reflect your poem?
Example:
Take a look at my poem, Weary Hope. I repeated the word hope, so i knew it needed to be in the title. The beginning of the poem talks about being drained. Other words for drained are tired and weary, so that was the adjective I needed to add. Together I came up with a title that would make the reader wonder and pull them in to read it.
Titling your poetry book has a similar method.
- What is your book about? Keep in mind the themes used.
- Is there a specific poem that summarizes the book?
- What emotions does the book focus on or what emotions came up when writing?
- What is the inspiration behind the book?
- What is the intended message?
- Pick out the keywords and play around with arrangement to turn it into a title.
For more help on your poetry titles, I have a poetry titles cheatsheet available for purchase! Also, in my editing services I provide a title consultation.
stay inspired,
Fida
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