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Re: form and structure
NoStar: MaryAnn, To me structure can be any technique or device to hang my words on, like a mannequin giving shape to the clothe drapped over it. Structure, the way i use it, includes things like alliteration, rhyme, rhythm, meter, and set syllable number. Form, to me, refers to well defined poetic forms like Haiku, limerick, sonnett, ...
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on June 14, 2007
More aptly, it aims for the moon and hits the neighbor's dog
Hi MaryAnn, This discussion (here and elsewhere) is rapidly developing into something that requires more time and thought than I am able to give it. And that's too bad, because I'm interested in literally anything and everything that helps me understand better how the world works. But ''here goes nothing...'' My screwball quip in the title is ...
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on June 14, 2007
Morning Excercise
Morning Meal by NoStar Number ten tin canA piping hot, pot of porridgeSeasonings: shared salt, stolen sugarThree bums blessThe morning meal ------------------------------ After re-reading the earlier discussion about structure and form, I decided to write something on a topic I know little about,and have no great passion for (except for the ...
Posted to Poems by NoStar on June 14, 2007