1589+ ‘Nature’ Writing Prompts
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Confrontation with Nature
Your Villanelle must center around a powerful encounter with a natural phenomenon.
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Whispering Woods
Compose a poem that depicts a quiet forest using alliteration to emphasise the peacefulness and calm.
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Unforgettable landscapes
Write a poem describing the most breathtaking landscapes you’ve come across while traveling.
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Cycle of Rebirth
Create a poem embodying the birth, death, and rebirth cycle seen in seasonal changes.
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Exploring Emotion through Nature
Describe an intense emotion you’ve experienced using natural phenomena as similes.
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Natural Narratives
Compose a poem where you ascribe human emotions and narratives to elements of nature.
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Journey of a Raindrop
Tailor a poem that narrates the journey of a raindrop. It can begin in the cloud and finish as it…
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Museum Mysteries
Compose a verse that describes a night locked in a museum, having the chance to explore all the exhibits with…
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The Whispered Forest
Pen down a poem about an imaginary journey through a forest, describing all that you see, feel, hear, smell, and…
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Sense the Swirl
Write a poem on the experiences of different wildlife as they interact with the elements.
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Divine Prisms of Color
Use the vivid colors in nature to draw inspiration for a lush, descriptive poem.
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Café Philosophy
Craft a poem centered around a philosophical conversation you’d have in a café with a stranger.
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Emotive Imagery
Compose a free verse poem centered around an emotion using primarily color and nature imagery.
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Forces of Nature
Explore a natural disaster or significant environmental event that your character experienced.
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The Manifold Mirror
Invent a character with multiple favorable traits that gradually morph into glaring flaws.
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Build the Bridge
Begin with a character’s defining qualities and weave a narrative on how they learned or cultivated these traits.
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Nature’s Symphony
Write a tale about nature that holds a hidden musical quality, expressing emotions with different weathers and seasons.
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Rise of the AI
Create a narrative about the rise of artificial intelligence, unveiling how it influences human life in the future.
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Overcoming Fear
Describe a character’s journey towards confronting and overcoming their deepest fear.
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Dystopia or Utopia
Create a society that views itself as a utopia, but from an outsider’s perspective, it is clearly a dystopia.
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Frightening Flora
A town is plagued by their flora: plants and trees seem to have a life of their own and start…
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Magical Awakening
What if one day you woke up to discover you possess unimaginable magical abilities?
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Unexpected Sympathy
Introduce your antagonist in a situation where they show kindness or sympathy, conflicting with their antagonistic nature.
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Nature’s Orchestra
Take a silent walk in nature and observe all the animal and plant life you come across.
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Magical Career: Professional Elf in Lapland
Write about the role of a professional Elf in Santa’s Lapland, the unique experiences they face and the challenges they…
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The Fading Eden
Describe an untouched natural place you have visited before it was affected by human intervention.
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The Facade Unveiled
Describe a pivotal moment when you discovered a significant untruth or deception in your life.
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Prompt Chameleon
Pick a writing prompt and showcase how it can be interpreted differently across various genres or formats.
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“The Overachieving Apocalypse”
Create a satire around an apocalypse where humanity is trying to one-up each other instead of surviving.
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“The Future of Unemployment”
Imagine a future where technology has eliminated all jobs. How would humans fill their time?
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Wilderness Challenge
A hiking trip gone wrong leaves you stranded in a forest for a number of days. Write about your experience,…
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Rise of the Nymphs
Decide to defy the gods your fitted into and stage a rise among your Nymph sisters.
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Artificial Intelligence Uprising
Imagine a world where Artificial Intelligence has rebelled against humanity.
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Renaissance Ruminations
A famous artist during the Italian Renaissance disappears without a trace. Write from the perspective of a friend trying to…
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Nature’s Symphony
Describe a nature scene that grabbed your attention and detail all the elements that created the scene.
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Voice of Nature
Write an essay from the viewpoint of a non-human entity in your local environment – like a tree, a river,…
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The Perspectivism Paradox
What would the world look like from the perspective of an other-than-human entity such as a tree or an artifact?
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The Opposite Rebellion
Write about a dystopian society where the Rebels are the antagonists and the ruling party is surprisingly good.
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Reality vs Imagination
Write about a world existing entirely within your mind. How does it differ from the ‘real’ world?
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Intrinsic Self
Write about what essential elements create your core self. Are you defined by your relationships, achievements, or failures, or something…
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Parallel Universe Postcard
Imagine that you unknowingly stepped into a parallel universe. Write a postcard home describing what you see.
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“Nature’s Symphony”
Devote 5 minutes to writing about a dramatic encounter with nature from your past.
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Life From A Bird’s View
Imagine observing the world from the perspective of a bird, and write about the adventures such timescale would allow.
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The Beauty in the Beast
Write about a naturally occurring event or phenomenon that is both beautiful yet destructive.
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Wilderness Wanderlust
Write about the most remote and wild place you’ve ever visited or wish to explore.
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Recurrent Dream Elements
Think about elements, places or people that recur in your dreams, describe their features and speculate about why they might…
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Lost Wilderness
Write about a remote, untouched wilderness you stumble upon, and try to inhabit and interact with this new environment.
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Alternate Universe
Imagine if we lived in a world where everyone had to tell the truth. How would society be different?
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Strength in Solitude
Write about a time you’ve felt the strongest as a single parent, whether emotionally, physically, or otherwise.
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Letters To Loved Ones
Write a letter to a family member expressing your love and gratitude for them.