Friday, September 21, 2007

Friday's Poetry Tips: Unusual Words

For those of you experiencing writer’s block, have you thought of trying some unusual words? You know, the ones people don’t say out loud very often. Sometimes it is fun to bring in a word, unsuspecting, to the reader to make their eyes pop and widen. Try writing a poem or two with any of these words. After all, how often do you slip them into conversation?

Opulent
Crass
Elliptical
Illustrious
Bucolic
Rutabaga
Melee
Taciturn
Acrid
Stench

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