Weekly Challenge: 📜 Plant Verse
Complete the 100 point Kingdom Plantae literature objective by writing a free verse poem about a plant you observe.
Details:
For this objective you'll be writing free verse poetry inspired by a plant of your choice. Chicago's Poetry Foundation describes free verse poetry as "nonrhyming lines that closely follow the rhythms of speech."
Objective:
1) (Optional) If you're not familiar with free verse poetry, check out this 5 step guide from Power Poetry. You can also find examples of free verse poems from The Poetry Foundation.
2) Find your plant. Go for a walk (or look out a window) to find your subject. Choosing a specific plant to write about will make your narrative stronger.
3) Take a photo of the plant you chose to write about. This will be helful as reference material, and will also be posted alongside your finished poem.
4) Write a free verse poem about, or inspired by, your plant. Make sure to take the time to do your best work. This objective should take between 30 minutes and an hour, or feel free to come back to it over a few days to make sure you've got it just right.
5) Post your poem, as well as your photograph of the plant, in a comment on our Facebook Page on the post titled “📜 Plant Verse”. (Posting on our Facebook Page is what reminds us to award you your well deserved star!)
6) Don’t forget to record your points! Completing this challenge not only earns you a star, but also 100 points towards your Kingdom Plantae quest for completing the literature objective!
Star:
To collect your star, you must:
-Leave a comment on our Facebook post as outlined above, (Step 5)
-before August 15, 2026
-while holding an active Quest Scouts membership.
