Poetry Challenge #29-Name Name Bo Bame Game
Who says poetry has to be serious? Not me. Not today.
Have you ever played The Name Game? It’s a jingle really. And was a popular 1964 song by Shirley Ellis, a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name.
Shirley Shirley Bo-Berly
Banana-fana fo-ferly
Need a little more to get with the beat? Listen to the song: “The Name Game” and if you’re in the mood sing along.
Now that we’re all warmed up, get your “Shirley” on:
Poetry Challenge #29
Name-Name Bo-Bame
Start with your name, ala “The Name Game.” How?
Repeat your name twice, stick a "bo" in the mix, finish by changing the first letter of your name with a B. Like this:
Kelly-kelly bo belly
Now, using that as the beginning, write a rhyming poem by changing the endings of other words so they rhyme, too.
(If you're stuck start by making a list of words that end with the same sound your name does: belly, swellie, jelly, ellie, smelly, umbrellie . . . ) Feel free to make up words, too. After all, this is your poem!
Sound hard? Maybe . . .
Sound fun? YES-YES BO-BES!
Set the timer for 7 minutes.
Start writing!
Don’t think about it too much; just do it.
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