Try this, think of what you want you want to write for your poem, what characters you want to portray in the civil right movement. Try and make a mind-map of these characters, stating its good qualities (using words or phrases) or bad qualities if there is one. Try to flesh out the character, give it a tint of emotion or realism into it, maybe use some literary techniques like personification or metaphor to bring them to life. Try planning out the structure of your poem, how many stanzas, how many lines to fit into the poem. For Martin Luther King case, you can say he is very passionate, a good public speaker, or he is the savior of the world. Brainstorm the qualities of his and other characters you are writing about and jot it down.
Or, are you trying to write a conventional structure like a sonnet or an ode to a character. Language is also very important. it must be vivid and striking and effective in bringing out the main point of the poem, and not being colorless and predictable.
Maybe using some sound techniques like onomatopoeia, assonance or alliteration can help you. Using rhyming words to the best effect. Treat as a smooth-sailing music, just play around with the possible literary techniques and words and let your imagination run wild. Ideas that you never imagine may come up in a nick of time.
Then, just cross out what things you don't want to put into your poem and just jot down your idea of the poem you are going to write about.
Hope it helps. You can produce a draft copy for your teacher to see and review. Your teacher knows best.
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