Alaeha Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 This may or may not be harder than some of my past ones... it depends entirely on your aptitude with meter. The idea is to write at least four or five Heroic Couplets (couplets in Iambic Pentameter) For those unfamiliar with the terms, that means eight or ten lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBCC... (with a lines rhyming with a lines, b with b, etc) Each line consisting of ten syllables with emphasis on the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth. Heh, I should dedicate a post to explaining terms... Anyways... Example written on the fly as per usual: (Note: The following poem is written solely for the sake of an example, and does not represent the opinions of Alaeha as a whole. ) If you would master poetry divine, you first must learn to write a proper line. A line that's structured, ordered, and precise is perfect for a poet. Very nice. Heroic couplets are the perfect tool, for if you've mastered them, you are no fool. If you cannot, it matters not, for then you simply clear the page, and start again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayshela Posted October 4, 2003 Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hurrah! Alaeha sets another task! Surely nothing better could we ask. Rhyme and metre, this one i could do. Oh no! Specifics drifted out of view! What was it now, that i'm supposed to write? If i could just get her post back in sight The i would know for sure what i'm to do But as it is i haven't any clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayshela Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 *giggle* this one was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salinye Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 LOL Fun indeed! You sigh with that shotgun placed to your head It could be worse, I laugh. You could be dead! You cry and plead that you don’t need a wife, You claim to be too young for married life! My pa, he looks upon you in disgust, Perhaps you should learn to control your lust! You will do the right thing by my daughter, Or like the fattened calf, I will slaughter! For a lifetime you will suffer and pay, Because of that careless romp in the hay. ~Salinye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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