The Modern Writer
Locations
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MLA, American Psychological Association
Screen is blank, 1-inch margins
I write nothing, nothing’s written
Name, to show it’s mine
Teacher, who grades and assigns
Classroom, a delivery address
Date, the finish deadline
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MLA, American Psychological Association
Simple conventions, just information
I write words, but nothing’s written
Title, words to entice, hopefully
Intro, a line with a hook, and a sinker, maybe.
Background, a bit of scene and setting.
Thesis, the introductory summary.
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Originality, the spark of creation
I write a paragraph, my paper’s written
Body, emptiness to fill.
“Sprinkle some sources” -Write With Skill.
Smother with rhetoric, elocution in style.
Season with verbs, a flavorful thrill!
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Mindless typing, the birth of modern writing
I express “ideas”, my thoughts unwritten
Conclusion, beginning to end.
Repeat words, again again.
Grand implications, general revelations.
A+ Masterpiece, hollowed within.
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MLA, American Psychological Association
Assignment complete, screen is blank
I am a writer, but what have I written?