Scan the poem for words that jump out at you or feel important. You may notice certain words are repeated several times or referring to throughout the poem. Select 1-2 keywords to create a title that provides the reader with a glimpse of what the poem is about. For example, you may choose keywords like “good” and “sister,” creating a title like “The Good Sister” or “Be good, Sister.” You can also look up the keywords in the poem and find other words that mean the same thing, but have a better sound or ring to them. For example, you may use a synonym for “good” to create a title like, “The Excellent Sister” or “My Precious Sister.” If the poem has a main character or characters who are named, use their names in the title. If there is a main setting or place referred to in the poem, use it in the title to help ground the reader. For example, if your poem focuses on a girl named Eva and her pet swan, you may use a title like “Eva and the Swan.” If your poem is about a Denny’s in your hometown of Sturgis, you may use a title like “Denny’s in Sturgis” or “Denny’s, Sturgis.” Focus on any verbs or adjectives that stand out to you in the poem and highlight them in the title. Find 1 verb or 1-2 adjectives and place them together. For example, you may choose a verb like “beating” and create a title like, “Beating” or “I Beat.” Or you may pick adjectives like “blue,” “dying,” and “stunning” to create a title like, “Dying Blue” or “Stunning Blue.” If your poem has lines that repeat or a verse that appears several times in the poem, use it as the title. Often, lines or verse that repeats are important and worth highlighting for the reader. For example, you may take a repeating line like “she jumped high in track and field” to create a title like “High in Track and Field” or “She Jumped.” Draw the reader in and engage them with an image that is memorable, strange, or interesting. Find an image that feels important in the poem and use it in the title so your reader is encouraged to keep reading.  >  Avoid picking an image that might give away the crux or turn in the poem. The image should provide some context for the reader but not give any revelations in the poem away. For example, you may use an image of a woman leaping over hurdle on the field, red dirt flying in her wake in the poem, and create a title like, “Red Dirt Flys” or “Woman Leaps.” The last line usually contains key details about the subject matter in the poem. Pick out an image or words in the last line and use them in the title. For example, if you have a last line like, “She ran off the field, in victory,” you may create a title like, “In Victory.”

Summary: Pick out 1-2 keywords to create a title. Find a synonym for keywords in the poem for the title. Use the names of characters or places to compose the title. Make a title using strong verbs or adjectives in the poem. Use a repeated line or verse as the title. Create a title using an important or startling image from the poem. Use the last line of the poem in the title.


The prostate is a gland located below the bladder and in front of the rectum in males. It starts off as the size of a walnut in young men but then grows gradually as they age. The prostate function is to make some of the fluid that nourishes our sperm cells that make up male semen. The urethra, the duct we urinate through and males ejaculate from, passes through the prostate on the way from the bladder. Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor of the prostate. When cancer emerges, the prostate cells grow too rapidly (malignant cells) and cause a mass to form within the prostate gland. Because of its location, the bladder, urethra and muscles around the area are affected. Prostate cancer has several stages:   Early prostate cancer is also known as localized prostate cancer. The cancer is contained within the prostate, and can even be present for years without causing any problems. At the advanced prostate cancer stage, the cancer has spread beyond the prostate and has entered other parts of the body and tissues. Prostate cancer can spread to lymph nodes in the pelvis and to other parts of the body through the bloodstream, such as the lungs and bones. Some risk factors, such as those related to lifestyle, you can control; however, most of the risk factors you cannot control. While you can't control them, it is good to know that you may be at higher risk. Risk factors for prostate cancer include:  Age. Can happen at young or older ages but the risk is minimal in those younger than 40. Risk drastically increases after age 50. 6 out of 10 cases of cancer occur after age 65. Race/Ethnicity. Though the reasons are still not clear, prostate cancer occurs more often in African-American men than in white men. African American men are more likely to get prostate cancer in their lifetime and twice as more likely to die from it. Geography. Though not clear but cultural diets and environment may be factors, North America, northwestern Europe, Australia, and the Caribbean islands are at higher risk than those in Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. Genetics. A father or brother with prostate cancer more than doubles a man's risk. Those with several affected relatives, particularly if they were young, are even more at risk. Diet. Men who eat a lot of red meat or high-fat dairy products appear to have a slightly higher chance of getting prostate cancer. These men also tend to eat fewer fruits and vegetables. Doctors aren't sure which of these factors is responsible for raising the risk.  Obesity. Some studies, not all, have found an association with prostate cancer and increasing body mass index. The link was greater with higher grade or advanced cancers. A recent study also found that obesity in African-American men leads to increased risk of both low grade and high grade prostate cancer.  Smoking. Many studies have found that tobacco smoking increases the rate of prostate cancer. Though, according to the American Cancer Society some studies show no link. Some research has linked smoking to a possible small increase in the risk of death from prostate cancer, but this finding will need to be confirmed by other studies.  Inflammation of prostate (prostatitis). Studies have found links with prostatitis and prostate cancer but the link is not yet clear or definitive. In addition many tissue samples from prostate cancers show inflammation upon microscopy.
Summary: Learn about the prostate. Understand how prostate cancer develops. Know the risk factors for prostate cancer.