How to Make a Christmas Couplet Poem

Get inspired and write a poem about the Christmas season.

Christmas may be coming up and maybe you want to get creative by writing a poem reflecting the season. Write the poem and include it when you send out Christmas cards, place it on top of presents as a gift tag or print a couple of copies out and frame them to give as presents. Write out a couplet poem and make it as long as you want.

Things You'll Need

• Christmas stationary

Instructions

1. Know what a couplet poem is. A couplet consists of two lines in a poem that work together; most end in a rhyme. For example: "The Christmas tree shone bright, It was a very beautiful sight." These lines work together but may be part of a larger poem. Some couplets may have the same rhythm or pentameter.

2. Brainstorm Christmas ideas. Think about presents, snowmen, Christmas carols, stockings, Santa Claus, reindeer and Christmas trees. For example: "The presents sat under the tree, Waiting to be opened with glee." Or take a religious approach and think about Jesus, Bethlehem, the three wise men, Mary and Joseph. For example: "Mary and Joseph walked through the night looking for an inn, With nothing in sight, they settled in a barn that was dim."

3. Write out a rough draft of your poem and read it aloud to make sure it sounds like you want. Leave spaces between each couplet so you have a visual. Go over each of your couplets to make sure they relate to one another. If you are writing the poem in a specific rhythm, make sure this comes through when you read it aloud.

4. Make any necessary changes and write out a final draft. Type or write out your final draft on a piece of nice Christmas paper that reflects the poem you wrote. For example, if you wrote a poem about the snow, look for a piece of stationery that has a snow theme. If you wrote a poem about the birth of Jesus, look for a piece of stationery with Jesus in a manger or all those who visited him on his birth night.

References

• University of Iowa: Craft of Poetry: Couplet
• "Tickle Day"; Charles Ghigna; 1994