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August - What Free Verse...? - This is Double Sestina Month..!!
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA 
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So why are you all doing this silly FREE VERSE stuff??....  It astounds me how quickly time flies. We haven't done Free Verse for quite some time - so here's a reminder... What's the first rule of Free Verse? The first rule, of course, is that there are no rules!! Free Verse becomes very personalized - totally expressing the inner feelings of the poet... thereby giving each and every poem its own format and ambience... That's a good thing.. Well then - If there are no rules - What do we consider as guidelines when we write in free verse? What makes some better than the rest? There are surely some basic tenets of poetry that good free versers utilize in their work. Every poem, whether structured, free, or blank MUST impart a discernible message or have a theme. Otherwise, you've just a mumble-jumble of prattle.... So - Always think about just what you're trying to say - preferably before you start writing... (It's not ALL straight off the cuff).. There is no distinguishable meter necessary in free verse. The poet has free reign to write as he/she so chooses. Some metric cadence makes the poem read smoother, but there are no specific rules that need to be met. Line breaks - The most important aspect of the work, are subject to the discretion of the poet.. A line can consist of any number of words - from one to the width of your tablet. The important thing to remember is that line breaks should occur at points in the poem where they can best accentuate the words or thoughts you are trying to convey. Rhyme - is not relevant. Free Verse doesn't need to rhyme! Some poets do, however, include a smattering of rhyming lines for effect. Imagery - is probably the most important poetic tool you can employ in this type of poetry. It's definitely the key to quality verse. Whether you use: Simile - a comparison using 'as or like' Metaphor - a comparison that doesn't use 'as or like' Personification - giving human attributes to the inanimate Alliteration - repeated consonant sounds Assonance - repeated vowel sounds Onomatopoeia - words that sound as they're spelled Hyperbole - exaggeration for effect or any other form of figurative verse, it becomes the heart of your poem. Some of the best works are those which are in themselves an extended metaphor (the entire poem represents something other than the obvious). There's a start... Let's write! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
In other words rants don't count! [I've rarely known a rant to have a theme!] Count me in! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
hmmm....gonna let this one simmer a bit on the back burner while I go off for a bit--(that man is keeping me busy these days) and Nan? I just may be able to complete this assignment...chuckle...keep fingers crossed!  |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
ALRIGHT..........."The only rule is ...THERE ARE NO RULES". For once I am excited about homework. |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Ok Nan, I will give this a try. |
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Jason Member
since 2002-07-31
Posts 72Macon, GA |
Nan, Thanks Doll, now if I can figure it out...... Jason |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Teacher !! I found some neat stuff in the sandbox !  I'm playing~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Bridget Shenachie Senior Member
since 2002-01-23
Posts 1056Kansas USA |
Thanks, Nan. It all helps! Shenachie |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
I only do the workshops when the verse is free.... no charge for this one...  so I guess I'll dig my own burrow Lyra |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
I was wondering if this has any relationship to "free verse". (as I am inexplicably reminded of a neighborhood evening kid game called "kick-the-can" and making it to the can "free") |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You guys are just toooooo much...! |
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