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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash 
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After much digging I have unearthed the jabberwocky of sestina challenges ... the double sestina. Any takers? Check out this end word scheme. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 12 - 7 - 11 - 8 - 10 - 9 - 6 - 1 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 3 3 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 9 - 12 - 10 - 7 - 8 - 11 11 - 9 - 8 - 12 - 7 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 1 - 4 4 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 10 - 11 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 8 8 - 10 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 7 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 6 - 1 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 3 - 12 - 7 - 11 - 8 - 10 - 9 9 - 12 - 10 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 3 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 5 5 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 1 - 4 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 12 - 7 - 10 10 - 11 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 8 - 4 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 2 2 - 4 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 1 2 - 5 8 - 11 4 - 3 10 - 9 6 - 1 12 - 7 [This message has been edited by jbouder (edited 01-05-2000).] |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Come on now Jim. You've just got to get a real life.  You're making my head hurt just with a casual glance at this description.  Pete |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Real life is too depressing, Pete. Well, actually the double sestina is pretty depressing too ... but it is maddeningly tempting, yes? There is power in the dark side, Luke ... er ... Pete. Jim "If I rest, I rust." - Martin Luther |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Geesh..... I have to admit that I haven't seen this... but it really looks like fun to me.. of course, I'm brain dead with a cold this week - ergo I haven't been able to spend time on it.... Jim - Do you have any more specifics? Are we doing twelve stanzas with twelve lines each??? Give me more - I love a challenge like this - (sick puppy that I am)......  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 12-28-1999).] |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Nan: I heard of this creature by a reference to a double sestina written by Swinburne called "The Complaint of Lisa". I haven't been able to locate it so I am not 100% certain of the end word scheme. It was described as being a tour de force consisting of twelve, 12 line stanzas and a concluding sestet. Swinburne made it even more difficult on himself by incorporating meter and rhyme (taking the referencer's word for it, of course). On another site I found the formula used to come of with the regular sestina's end word scheme. It didn't work with the twelve line, double sestina format so I used separate schemes of six and alternated their order to come up with as close a format to the normal sestina as I could. You can see that the word order is continuously rotated. I am uncertain about the order of the concluding sestet. I patched that together. If anyone has access to Swinburne's works, look up "The Complaint of Lisa" and compare his scheme to mine. I would be interested in seeing that. As far as I can tell "The Complaint of Lisa" hasn't been posted online. Sounds like Nan is in ... anybody else?< !signature--> Jim "If I rest, I rust." - Martin Luther [This message has been edited by jbouder (edited 12-28-1999).] |
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Poertree Senior Member
since 1999-11-05
Posts 1359UK |
Jim, if you don't mind very much I want to live to see the next Millennium .. lets just stick to Limericks about Brad shall we ?  . |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Philip: Where's your sense of adventure? Limericks about Brad are quite a bit of fun, aren't they. But, come on! We can have the best of both worlds ... whats da matter? Are you ... scared? Jim "If I rest, I rust." - Martin Luther |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
LOL - You have to set it to meter, of course... or else there's no real challenge!! .. and .. there are no time restraints on this one either... |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
Sounds like ulcer and migraine material ... Count me in! (maniacal laughter) --Kess You cannot choose the way of your death, but the path you choose will determine its own end. |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
See Philip? Kess is gonna try it. Come on ... toughen up, will ya? Nan, of course it has to be set to perfect meter (not necessarily iambic meter, though, right ... I hope?). Anyone else losing sleep over this one yet?  Jim "If I rest, I rust." - Martin Luther |
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Poertree Senior Member
since 1999-11-05
Posts 1359UK |
Jim Ok .. we're there and the world didn't end and I lived so now I s'pose there's no excuse not to have a go .. mind you I'm finding it hard enough to find time even write two line posts at the moment let alone write a poem !! No time limits Nan ... |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
You have got to be kidding...I have enough trouble with the sestina as it is....think I don't have enough tylenol to do this one, will sit back and watch the festivities |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Hey Jim, sorry to mess up your end-word scheme but look at the new post on this thing.  Pete |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Everyone: I've modified the endword format slightly because of Pete's ingenious observation. It turns out Swinburne was a bit of a slacker in creating a "true" double sestina. Okay, guys. Dig in. Jim "If I rest, I rust." - Martin Luther |
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