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Viv
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 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:30 pm Post subject: The Darker Side of Poetry Challenge |
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Calling all poets! LuthienTinuviel has challenged us...
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"The Darker Side of Poetry"
Okay, this is a poetry challenge.
You're required to write any sort of poetry, limerick, as long as it makes sense. Use whatever language you wish, old or new... elvish, dwarvish, entish, whatever just make sure you have the translations too.
Here's the lil' twist;
- About the Orcs, Goblins, Balrog, Sauron himself, whatever. As long as it's the dark side.
- Make it sadistic, humourous, wicked, symphatetic, you're home free.
- No less than 15 lines, at least.
Have fun! =)
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Challenge ends May 2nd, so that gives us loads of time. Feel free to post questions/suggestions here. I know there are several poetry experts on this site, so if you have questions about formats, schemes, etc, feel free to ask.
For the record, I've yet to find something that rhymes well with "lavender." |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Well bugger! What about us folks that can't write poetry to save their little behinds? I don't know the first thing about poetry...
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Viv
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| BittenBuggy wrote: | | Well bugger! What about us folks that can't write poetry to save their little behinds? I don't know the first thing about poetry... |
If I can do it, so can you. (And I notice that you have posted a poem here....  ) |
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BittenBuggy
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Ack! Nobody was actually supposed to read that...  It was just a wee experiement
*Goes to delete nasty poem*
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Viv
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| BittenBuggy wrote: | Ack! Nobody was actually supposed to read that... It was just a wee experiement
*Goes to delete nasty poem* |
Too late! I read. And reviewed! Mwahaha! (It's not nasty at all! Unless you meant it to have slashy implications, in which case, I'll not tell Scribe and Do. lol) |
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BittenBuggy
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Well... tarter-sauce! Now I'm sufficiantly humiliated 
But now nobody else can read it! Because its gone! Lost forever! Horray! 
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LuthienTinuviel
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| BittenBuggy wrote: | Well... tarter-sauce! Now I'm sufficiantly humiliated
But now nobody else can read it! Because its gone! Lost forever! Horray! |
Oh, come on... I gave you a good review there mind you!
I wonder what will you people come out with ^_~
Oh Viv, plunder, bender, slander, boarder, and together, rhymes with lavender as well... =)
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Andreth
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I have what will probably be a 'duh' question, from someone who hasn't written poetry in a while - if we write a limerick for this, does it have to be more than 15 lines? Aren't limericks only one stanza or whatever you call it with 5 lines? Cause I had the beginnings of a little limerick bouncing around in my head but I don't think I can make a 15 line limerick.  |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 6:53 am Post subject: |
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I was going to ask exactly the same thing!
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Viv
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| I could be very wrong, but I think the definition of a limerick puts it in well below 15 lines. So if you're writing in a specific poetic form (haiku, limerick, etc) that is shorter, just go with it. (15-line rule is optional, then). |
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LuthienTinuviel
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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A limerick is min somewhere along 10 lines I think... and yes, I guess it's an optional rule... I added it cause I wanted to spice things up for you guys 
Lol. Gotta love Viv's entry though. =)
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Andreth
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Okay, because I wanted to know for sure I got off my butt and drug out one of my creative writing books. It says a limerick is -
"A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. If a couplet is a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem. The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming. Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700's. Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke."
I just didn't want to look like an idiot by trying to write one the wrong way! Been a looonngg time since I tried any poetry. This should be fun. Thank you Luthien! |
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Viv
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LuthienTinuviel
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Well, you can write two of those limericks I guess *shrugs*
Thanks A MILL for those petry referrals Viv!
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