Write eight lines about something you believe. Start line nine with “But,” “Yet,” or “Then.” Spend the remaining six lines testing the first idea. You can add meter and rhyme later; the change of thought is the heart of the exercise.
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Try a Sonnet Turn
A practical exercise in changing direction.
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