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Claque and clackedy clack Jack
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netsky Member
since 2005-03-29
Posts 148Miami 
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A comic poem to illustrate a seldom-seen word: "Claque". It came from the French and denotes those people who were paid to applaud. The scene is set in the latter part of the nineteenth century and is realistic enough: the music hall, but with metaphorical twists. Meet conductor Jack. It's -supposed- to be a bumpy ride. However, I ask you to tell me if it's -not fun or not intersting.. or speak up if you can help fix Claque better This is critical anaysis 2. I like ruff crits, I do and you need not worry to be technical to say why, if you did not like any poem of my fumbling efforts. Thanks to crew, passengers and cliques and claques. ----- -=-Claque-=- Like bumps on rails of railroad tracks; as if on cue from conductor Jack, the audience-shills slapped their palms clap clap clap clap clap clap clap "Oh, you peanut gallery! You rabbling crows your free ride paid! So clap! Don't only honk your noses!" demanded he before show time, Johnathan Wimpole Walrus Back, conductor of the Knightsbridge Line A cliquish-claque of feigns-not-fares hollowly rides his clap-trap aires Two shillings to stay and all that one-way Hear bad music? Applaud Back any way clap! clap! clap! clap! clap! clap! clap! Turning he bows toward his claque-rail-lions; those callows dumping faked huzzahs giving real payers shrinking pause CLAQUEDY CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP "Really, was it so much all that?" This conductor now turns and bows and runs toward curtains to avoid your roused tempers after a dupey tour upon a de-railed vaudeville railing from the crooked Knightsbridge Lie... urr ... __The Knightsbridge Limelight Line__ |
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Brad Member Ascendant
since 1999-08-20
Posts 5705Jejudo, South Korea |
Um, why not use the word in the poem? It's a good word after all. |
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netsky Member
since 2005-03-29
Posts 148Miami |
Good and dry point you make. Well, I sort'a did: the title, plus an onomatopoeic twist of "claque" does occur. And too, the contextings do suggest what "claque" means. Perhaps not concretely enough, though. Thanks to you for pointing this out, Brad. I reply elsewhere more tersely (grin), and with real appreciation for blunt favors, reid |
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