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Sunday, November 6, 2016
2288. I shoulder not done it
I guess I forwent proper etiquette When I grabbed the beat cop by his epaulet He wrote me a ticket, I told him to stick it And followed that up with an epithet. I broke a poetry rule above. Can you spot it?
Hmmm, I could be wrong, but shouldn't the stressed syllable of the rhyming words in Lines 1.2 and 5 begin with a different letter (consonant?) of the alphabet, and end with the same letter of the alphabet?
Your verse still sounds good despite the 'cheating' because those last words in Lines 1, 2, and 5 have similar vowel placements, their stressed and unstressed syllables are in the same place, and they all end in a 'T' sound (even though it's not stressed). Nice job!
Hmmm, I could be wrong, but shouldn't the stressed syllable of the rhyming words in Lines 1.2 and 5 begin with a different letter (consonant?) of the alphabet, and end with the same letter of the alphabet?
ReplyDeleteThat's really close, Suz. The rule is, "the final STRESSED syllables must all rhyme -- not just the last syls. Maybe that is what you were saying...
ReplyDeleteI used 'et' in L1, but 'ep' in L2 and L5.
I try never to do it (unlike many of those folks who send them to AWAD) but occasionally (like today) I find it necessary to cheat.
Yes, I left out the word 'final.'
ReplyDeleteYour verse still sounds good despite the 'cheating' because those last words in Lines 1, 2, and 5 have similar vowel placements, their stressed and unstressed syllables are in the same place, and they all end in a 'T' sound (even though it's not stressed). Nice job!