Poetry Challenge #327-Idioma Can Be Catching
The idiom “Dot your i’s and cross your t’s” means that you pay attention to every little detail. It’s often used to express irritation for how long something takes for work that seems unnecessary. Or maybe it shows admiration for how carefully someone does a task.
Idioms often can’t be understood by looking at the meanings of the words involved.
Often an idiom means something different from the way it sounds which makes it harder to understand for a non-native speaker of the language (every language has its own idioms!).
Poetry Challenge #327
Idioma Can Be Catching
For today’s poem —December 12 is National Dot Your I’s Day after all!—choose an idiom from the list below. Write a poem that begins or ends with the idiom. Idioms in writing are often used to add humor, a sense of place, or an idea to simplify a difficult idea.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush the drop of a hat
piece of cake back to the drawing board
bark up the wrong tree by the skin of your teeth
every cloud has a silver lining don’t count your chickens before they hatch
on cloud nine you can’t judge a book by its cover
walk on thin ice wild goose chase
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing!
Don’t Think About it, Write It!
If after creating your poem, you’d like a more thorough explanation of idioms, watch/listen to German Lopez’ “Dot Your “I”s & Cross Your “T”s Explained”:
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2700+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.
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