Precious Drops of Perspiration:
Container Technique
Search the submissions for instances of one thing being contained by another thing. Keywords could be in, with, inside, full of, etc. Simplify the ideas by following a template of “___________ contains _____________”. For example, if a submission says a classroom full of desks, simplify the idea by writing the classroom contains desks. Look for chains, for example, the classroom contains desks, desks contain students, students contain excitement. Create as many chains as you can. Compose poems using the chains.
Alternately, choose a container and list all of the things contained by this container according to the submissions. Compose a poem using the results.
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Kyungeun Ha
A foreign place
with foreign people,
learning a foreign language
Passing through the start, which was full of inexplicit fear and shyness
With the warm encouragement and consideration,
there are precious drops of perspiration all along the path.
And now I look back on the footprints that I have left behind
and without me noticing,
The foreign place turned to the place I miss the most
The foreign people became good friends for life
The foreign language grew into another voice of mine
Longest Container
Collective Composition
Thirty hectares contain over forty blocks.
The blocks contain several kinds of classrooms.
My classroom contains a familiar building.
The building contains the class.
The class contains lessons.
Some lessons contain dividing into groups.
Two groups contain the group.
A group contains Thao, Giang, and I.
I contain a rain of letters.
Container 1
Collective Composition
This room contains my special place.
The same place contains you.
You contained a sense of humor.
Container 2
Collective Composition
The dark contains me, writing.
I contain letters of rain.
Container 3
Collective Composition
Those days contain air and no despair.
The air and moon contain the enthusiasm of our youth.
Container 4
Collective Composition
The dark contained you.
You contained a sense of humor.
Container 5
Collective Composition
The dark contains the mind.
My mind contains the wonderful time.
Time contains my acceptance.
Container 6
Collective Composition
The dark contains the mind.
My mind contains it.
Container 7
Collective Composition
The romantic flower city contains DaLat University.
DaLat University contains my class.
The class contains atmosphere.
The atmosphere contains humidity.
Container 8
Collective Composition
The romantic flower city contains DaLat University.
DaLat University contains my class.
The class contains lots of activities.
Activities contain their own interest.
Container 9
Collective Composition
The romantic flower city contains DaLat University.
DaLat University contains my class.
The class contains lots of activities.
Activities contain Vietnamese culture.
American culture contains me.
I contain a rain of letters.
Container 10
Collective Composition
The romantic flower city contains DaLat University.
DaLat University contains my class.
The class contains all of them.
They contain a different family origin.
Container 11
Collective Composition
The romantic flower city contains DaLat University.
DaLat University contains my class.
My class contains boredom.
Container 12
Collective Composition
Sleep contains me.
I contain a rain of letters.
Container 13
Collective Composition
My college contains the best times.
Time contains my acceptance of a sad reality.
Container 14
Collective Composition
Thirty hectares contain over forty blocks.
The blocks contain several kinds of classrooms.
The classroom contains animals turning into human beings.
Container 15
Collective Composition
Thirty hectares contain over forty blocks.
The blocks contain several kinds of classrooms.
The classroom contains the sun.
Container 16
Collective Composition
Thirty hectares contain over forty blocks.
The blocks contain several kinds of classrooms.
Classrooms contain small talk.
Small talk does not contain her active participation.
The Classroom Contains
Collective Composition
A great atmosphere
A great view of the trees outside
A seating capacity of fifty
All of us
Aloneness
Animals turning into human beings
Best courses
Dimness
Familiar building
Fun
Interesting classes.
Lessons
My walking silently
Old wooden table and benches and a dark green chalkboard
Plenty of chairs connected with small desks
Relaxed and interesting circumstances.
Small talk
Space for activities
Students and professors watching a video
The classroom contents
The echo of the warm voice
The funny guy
The sun
Unhelpful lights
Us
What happened
The Class Contains
Collective Composition
A lot of Asian students
A reasonable amount of students
About thirty-five plus students
All of them
Atmosphere
Beautiful students
Big windows
Boys
Boys, daily
Culture and contribution
Discussions
Earlier stages
Lessons
Lots of activities
Many cards on the floor
Meeting and joining hands
My boredom
No troublemakers
Only 8 male students
Only a few guys
Participation
Really interested students
The giving of short stories
The most beautiful DaLat girl
Various contents
Words that we used
You eating candies, bananas
Young me
Memory Containers
Collective Composition
My life contains memories.
Our student life contains a memory.
Our hearts contain certain memories.
My mind contains some memories.
Memory contains many things that have passed away.
Memory contains you.