Question

You are going to plan, draft, and revise a poem describing the steps to create a recipe. Use descriptive language and specific word choice to describe your recipe. Include a few sentences at the end of your poem where you discuss the word choices you made, and the tone they represent. Submit your final copy.

Answer 1

Recipe for a good night's sleep.

A good night's sleep

it's a well-ordered recipe

it's a family secret

that my great grandmother taught from an early age.

To prepare it is very simple

just follow the steps carefully

and repeat them every day

to reach perfection.

Peaceful mind is the main ingredient

must be grown during the day.

Intrigues should not enter the recipe

because it disturbs the harmony.

A hot bath should be added

And a very warm tea

Clean and perfumed sheets

added to a dark environment.

All this mixed

what success that will be

So well snuggled

deep sleep will settle

and a good night's sleep anyone can enjoy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem was written in free verse, without rhymes. A simple language was used, with well-known and informal words, which convey a tone of comfort, safety and lightness, as a recipe for a good night's sleep should be. The poem has a more playful and somewhat childlike atmosphere, to match the distracted and unpretentious tone that has been established.