You can pull a beat off a wordless karaoke track or from samples on common audio production software like Evernote, Fruity Loops, GarageBand, or Ableton, to name a few. You might also have a friend who is musically talented help you out by making a simple beat on a drum kit. An affordable option to get a beat for your rap that won't require equipment is beat-boxing. Simply have a friend with beat-boxing talent accompany you as you rap. You'll want to have a good feel for its rhythm and tonal movement up and down, which is also called cadence. This will help you to rap in a way that flows smoothly in time with the beat. Steady rhythm is a great way of checking your rap for syllabic balance. If the syllables in your lines don't match up evenly to the beat, you may have to remove or add some words. Ask some friends who know how to rap to read yours. After they have, ask for suggestions or if they think there are any weak points you could improve. You might also want to read your rap to an impartial audience. Sometimes friends or family can be too nice when giving feedback. Make sure to keep the flow of the rhymes going while you improve the rap. Stick to your rhyme scheme, keep syllabic balance between lines, and take pride in all your hard work.
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One-sentence summary -- Find a beat you like. Listen to the beat. Get feedback on your rap. Revise your rap with your friends' suggestions.

Maybe you'd like to write a poem about your new baby brother or your favorite pet rock. You can also focus on a specific event like your last birthday party, or a theme like love, anger, or sadness. If you're having trouble choosing a subject, try closing your eyes and visualizing events, people, or objects that are meaningful to you. Select one that stands out, particularly if it is one that you have an emotional connection to. Are you going to write from a certain point of view, like first person or third person? Are you focusing on the specific scene or are you going to write more generally about a certain theme? It can be helpful to decide ahead of time what you want to say about the topic; if writing about a beloved deceased pet, your goal may be to recapture the pet's personality and character in your poem. You may also want to consider how you can choose certain wording or phrasing to describe the subject, situation, or theme you are trying to portray. If you are trying to describe a fight scene, for example, you may want to use short words with sharp consonants like cut, bash, hit, kick, punch, jab, jump. Keep in mind longer words with soft sounds, as well as breaks between lines or words, will cause the reader to slow down. Because you don't need to be too worried about rhyming, meter, or structure, feel free to explore your topic and write down as many images and descriptions as you can think of. For example, if you are describing your last birthday party, you may start by describing who was at the party, the gifts you received, and how you felt during the party. Or you may decide to write a poem about your pet rock and imagine how the rock would see the world. If you're stuck on how to describe a certain event or feeling, use sensory descriptions that explore sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound. So instead of simply writing, "I blew out the candles," you may want to include sensory details like the heat of the candles on the cake, the smell of burning wax, and the way the candles on the cake looked right before you blew them out. Use the list of keywords to help you describe a scene or explore a theme. Focus on using devices like metaphor, simile, alliteration, and personification. These devices will help you to create a stronger, more effective free verse poem. Don't worry too much about creating a perfect first draft, as you will edit and revise it in your next draft. Read your first draft out loud and take note of any lines or sections that have a certain rhythm or tone, as well as any lines where a word or phrase sounds off or flat. Look at places where you could expand or improve on a description. For example, instead of telling the reader, "they were happy" you could use a more visual description, such as "they were wearing big smiles." Also remember that poetry does not necessitate the use of complete sentences, so "they were wearing big smiles" might be shortened to "wearing big smiles." A poem can have logic without using complete sentences. Think about how the breaks between words or lines affects the meaning of the poem. If you're describing a roller coaster ride, maybe you want to play around with the line structure and have words move up or down the page. Or if you're describing a moment where you felt trapped or claustrophobic, perhaps you want to condense the lines so they appear as one block of text. It can be difficult to view your poem with a careful eye, especially if you have been working hard on it and have created several drafts. So don't be afraid to read it aloud to a willing audience and listen to their feedback. The goal is to create a free verse poem that explores your subject or theme in a unique way that sounds good and has emotion or feeling. Be sure to ask your audience if they think your poem has all of these elements.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose a subject or theme. Think about how you may want to approach the topic or subject. Write down a list of key words or images that relate to your subject or theme. Create a first draft. Revise and edit the draft. Read your final draft to someone else before you hand it in.

Sprinkle the baking soda over your slime and then use your hands to knead it in. Keep kneading until the slime no longer feels sticky. If it still feels sticky after adding baking soda, add 1/8 tsp (0.5 g) more and knead again. It is important not to add too much baking soda since this may cause your slime to become less stretchy. Knead the slime thoroughly before adding anymore! Pour the contact solution over your slime. Then, knead it with your hands to work the solution in. After a few minutes, the slime should no longer feel sticky. If it still feels sticky, then add another tsp (1.3 mL) of contact solution to the mixture and knead again. Make sure not to add too much contact solution since this will cause your slime to become rubbery and break easily. Baby oil is a common ingredient in shiny slime recipes, and it can also make your slime less sticky. Try kneading 1 tsp (5 mL) of baby oil into the slime. Knead until it is well-combined with the slime and the slime is no longer sticky. Don't add any more baby oil to your slime than 1 tsp (5 mL) or it may become goopy and lose its stretchiness. If you don't want to add anything else to your slime, keep kneading it! This will help the ingredients to combine better and carry out their chemical reactions. Press the slime with your hands and fingers, stretch it out, form it back into a ball, and press it out again. Continue doing this until your slime feels less sticky.
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Sprinkle on about 1/2 tsp (2g) of baking soda. Add 1 tsp (5 mL) more of the contact solution. Include 1 tsp (5 mL) of baby oil to reduce stickiness and add shine. Knead the slime until it is no longer sticky.