Suggested time: 1–2 hours Anaphora is the literary technique of repeating words, and it works well in both writing and speaking. If you think of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech, you know how powerful it can be to repeat words with a strong message and beat. Pantoums and villanelles are poems … 177. Pantoums
Suggested time: 30–90 minutes A speech or essay that praises a person is known as a eulogy. People are most often eulogized at their funerals or retirement parties. Write a eulogy for someone, living or dead, that you know well and admire. Begin by listing your happy memories of that person. Then list all … 179. Eulogies
Suggested time: 10–15 minutes Did you have an imaginary friend when you were little (or big)? What was he or she like? Did you confide in him or her? When did you spend time together ?