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Rainspirit
Starlite Moderator
Username: Rainspirit
| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 06:32 pm: | 
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Welcome to the Form Over Substance Challenge! Although forms are used here, We sure hope to see some substance as well.
This week we bring you a little form called the Octelle.
The Octelle, created by Emily Romano, is a poem consisting of eight lines using personification and symbolism in a telling manner.
The syllable count structure for this verse is 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8!
The rhyme scheme is aa/bb/cc/aa.
The first two lines and the last two lines are identical.
Example:
Dead End
Dilly- dally, shilly- shally,
Sorrow loiters in the alley;
Poverty’s hung out to dry
While the hungry children cry;
Cost of ghetto life is dear -
More than bread is needed here.
Dilly- dally, shilly-shally,
Sorrow loiters in the alley.
Copyright © 2008 Emily Romano
This challenge will run until September 7 with a new form posted September 8! If you have a form you would like to showcase in FOS, please mail me at Rains_pink_rainbow@yahoo.ca.
Form and information found on Shadow Poetry
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Dawa
Starlite Member
Username: Dawa
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 06:01 am: |
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what a nice form
here's my first ever try
tenacious
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066097.html
moon spirit
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Blind_poet
Starlite Member
Username: Blind_poet
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 11:29 am: |
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what an interesting form, Ms Renee...am going to try to attempt this one...hope to be back soon!
in poetry,
Dory
If a poem speaks to you be sure and let the poet know what it said.
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Dawa
Starlite Member
Username: Dawa
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 06:41 pm: |
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love the octelle form...
have experimented with a three stanza octelle...
cocoon
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066239.html
moon spirit
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Blind_poet
Starlite Member
Username: Blind_poet
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 07:47 pm: |
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not sure if I have done this correctly...forgive the sorta depressing topic....
"Octelle on Death"
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066246.html
thank you so much
Dory
If a poem speaks to you be sure and let the poet know what it said.
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Blind_poet
Starlite Member
Username: Blind_poet
| | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 09:48 pm: |
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had to try this again...borrowed Moonie's idea and did a triple...probably messed up on the personification and symbolism stuff but...I did try..lol
I promise this is not as depressing as the last octelle I wrote even though the title is "tears"
http://thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066268.html
thanks for the opportunity!
in poetry
Dory
If a poem speaks to you be sure and let the poet know what it said.
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Dawa
Starlite Member
Username: Dawa
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 04:58 pm: |
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patriot's lament...
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066432.html
i'm lovin' this form!
moon spirit
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Palderaoneel
Starlite Member
Username: Palderaoneel
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 08:15 am: |
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this is a first time here for me, but I hope I did this right. If not, please suggest any improvements!
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066552.html
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Dawa
Starlite Member
Username: Dawa
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:57 am: |
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an octelle in triplicate
seasons change
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91066567.html
moon spirit
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Horvax
Starlite Member
Username: Horvax
| | Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 05:42 pm: |
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Hi Rain, I included an octelle in a poem series, I like its rhytmn, which adds whimsy to irony
title: A Babaylan in 22nd St. (vi. A Bottle and a Hopscotch)
URL:http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91067176.html
"An it harm none, do what 'ye will. An it cause harm, do as 'ye must"
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Pdf
Starlite Member
Username: Pdf
| | Posted on Monday, September 01, 2008 - 06:13 pm: |
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An octelle seems to be interesting as a challenge so I posted one I wrote... but....
URL: http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/105/poem_91067556.html} |
