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    How do you find rhymes quickly?
    Alicia Cook
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    Alicia Cook is a Professional Writer based in Newark, New Jersey. With over 12 years of experience, Alicia specializes in poetry and uses her platform to advocate for families affected by addiction and to fight for breaking the stigma against addiction and mental illness. She holds a BA in English and Journalism from Georgian Court University and an MBA from Saint Peter’s University. Alicia is a bestselling poet with Andrews McMeel Publishing and her work has been featured in numerous media outlets including the NY Post, CNN, USA Today, the HuffPost, the LA Times, American Songwriter Magazine, and Bustle. She was named by Teen Vogue as one of the 10 social media poets to know and her poetry mixtape, “Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately” was a finalist in the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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    Use a website like RhymeZone! Just type in the word that you'd like to use—the site will bring up all of the possible rhyming words (including near rhymes).
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    How do I write a poem about a place I have visited?
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    Start by thinking about what the place looked, felt, and smelled like. Use those memories to paint a picture of the place for your reader. Then, think about the time you spent with your family, friends, or whoever else you were with. You can talk about those times in your poem or just use the memories to come up with more lines.
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    How do I write a poem in just one day?
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    You can brainstorm ideas on a sheet of paper (it helps to color-code the ones you like most). Then, take the idea you like most and write a few sentences about that topic. If you want your poem to rhyme, just change the last word of the sentences so they rhyme. If the sentence doesn't make sense, change the sentence so it says something similar.
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    How do I count the syllables in a poem?
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    Syllables are how many times you have to move your mouth to pronounce a vowel sound in the word, regardless of surrounding consonants. For example, Happy (Ha-Pee) = 2 syllables. Sad = 1 syllable.
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    How do you know that your poem is good?
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    You could share it with someone who won't judge you, like a close friend, to hear what they say about it.
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