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Find a poem inside your own prose
Select words from an original paragraph to make a new poem without adding language.
Illustrative resourceNot tool-testedAnyone starting a personal creative project
What you’re working towards
Select words from an original paragraph to make a new poem without adding language. The worked result was written for this guide; it is not a recording of an AI run.
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Make a start
One step at a time.
3 steps
Start with the synthetic worked example or other non-sensitive inputs. Run one prompt at a time in your chosen AI tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with the requested material, check each reply, and supply the source or earlier outputs that step needs. Paste them again if the tool lacks that context.
Start with the synthetic example, then adapt each prompt to your task.
01
Open a text assistant and try the example
For a concrete starter route, open https://chatgpt.com and choose New chat. Sign in if that service requires it for your access. You can also use another text assistant you already have. Copy the entire prompt below (the instructions to paste), including the sample input, into its message box and send it. No upload or image generation is needed. Expect a four-line poem followed by its source phrases. The wording may differ from the example; the constraints should not. If it only explains the task, ask it to produce the finished result using the supplied input.
Your starting prompt
Make a four-line found poem of 20–30 words. A found poem selects words from an existing text: use only words from the source, in their original order, with no word reused unless it occurs again later. You may change punctuation and capitalization. Do not add a title. Then list the exact selected phrases in order.
Use this complete made-up practice input:
Original source, written for this fictional example:
At dawn I opened the shed. The rain had left a silver thread along the step. Inside, a cracked pot waited beside a coil of string. I moved the pot into the light and found, under its rim, a single green leaf. The garden was not finished. Neither was the morning.
Desired emphasis: An ordinary unfinished place can still contain a beginning.
Rules: Four lines; 20–30 words; source order must remain intact; punctuation and capitalization may change; no new words or title.
Return the finished result. Keep it fictional and do not add claims about real people, products or events.
02
Check, correct and save
Read the response beside the original input. Count four poem lines and 20–30 words; the example has 20. Follow every selected word through the original paragraph from left to right. Check that the poem adds no words and has no title. If a check fails, paste the correction prompt below in the same conversation. Check the revised result yourself, then copy the version you want into your own notes or document.
Your starting prompt
Check your previous result against this original input:
Original source, written for this fictional example:
At dawn I opened the shed. The rain had left a silver thread along the step. Inside, a cracked pot waited beside a coil of string. I moved the pot into the light and found, under its rim, a single green leaf. The garden was not finished. Neither was the morning.
Desired emphasis: An ordinary unfinished place can still contain a beginning.
Rules: Four lines; 20–30 words; source order must remain intact; punctuation and capitalization may change; no new words or title.
Check these requirements one by one:
- Count four poem lines and 20–30 words; the example has 20.
- Follow every selected word through the original paragraph from left to right.
- Check that the poem adds no words and has no title.
Quote each problem, explain the smallest repair, and return a complete corrected version. If there is no problem, say which checks you applied. Do not claim that your own review proves quality or audience response.
03
Optional: use your own material
Open a new chat. Copy the prompt below and replace [PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE] with a source passage you wrote or may use. Use material you own or may use and leave out private details. The output limits written in this prompt stay in force; change a limit here too if you want a different one. Send the whole message. Expect the same kind of written result with your new material. Check it against this new input and these limits, not the sample’s names or numbers. If it differs, describe the exact mismatch and ask for a complete correction before saving.
Your starting prompt
Make a four-line found poem of 20–30 words from my source below. Select only words that occur in the source, in their original order, with no reuse unless the word occurs again later. You may change punctuation and capitalization. Add no title. Then list the exact selected phrases in order. If the source cannot support the limits, explain why.
If an essential detail is missing or two requirements conflict, ask me before filling the gap.
MY INPUT
[PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE]
Optional: improve the result
Create a contrasting second reading
Use the same source to see how selection changes meaning. Keep the first version so you can compare the change. This extension uses the worked example. Return to that example chat, or paste its input and your checked example answer into a new chat first. Do not apply its sample values unchanged to your own input.
Advanced prompt
Make a second four-line found poem from the same source emphasizing waiting rather than beginning. Apply the same 20–30-word and source-order rules. Include a phrase-by-phrase source trace and leave the first poem unchanged.
Use the original input and result in this conversation. If either is missing, ask me to paste it before continuing.
Show, then try
See the shape of the result.
This input is synthetic. The output is a written illustration of the intended result, not a verified AI-tool run.
01 / The starting point
Synthetic input
Made-up example for practice. All people, places and events are invented.
Original source, written for this fictional example:
At dawn I opened the shed. The rain had left a silver thread along the step. Inside, a cracked pot waited beside a coil of string. I moved the pot into the light and found, under its rim, a single green leaf. The garden was not finished. Neither was the morning.
Desired emphasis: An ordinary unfinished place can still contain a beginning.
Rules: Four lines; 20–30 words; source order must remain intact; punctuation and capitalization may change; no new words or title.
Copies text only. For image or file tasks, use the source files named in the steps too.
Worked example written for this guide; it is not a recording of an AI run.
The rain left a silver thread
A cracked pot waited
I moved into the light
The garden was not finished
Selected phrases, in source order:
- “The rain” + “left a silver thread”
- “a cracked pot waited”
- “I moved” + “into the light”
- “The garden was not finished”
The poem contains 20 words. The phrase list is a check, not part of the poem.
These checks use the worked example and its particular facts. With your own material, check your actual names, numbers, sources and rules; do not reuse the sample’s values as the answer.
Unsaved checks stay in this tab and reset when you reload. If you choose Save guide, its current example checkmarks are kept in this browser when storage is available.
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A few things to watch for.
An AI may quietly insert a small word to improve flow. Compare even articles such as “a” and “the.”
Copying a published passage introduces separate rights questions. Use your own text or material you are authorized to transform.