Welcome to my contest. I'm sure you're all very happy to be here. If you aren't, go ahead and act like it. Misdirection is a very valuable skill. Anyway, this is a contest to see how others approach a poetic form I made up. It has no name as of yet, so I am taking suggestions, if you have any. The form requires all of the following characteristics:
1) The poem must be an acrostic. The acrostic should have something to do with the subject of the poem. Since there has been some confusion, an acrostic is a poem in which the first letter in each line spells a word or phrase. In this case, it should be a phrase.
2) If a line begins with a certain letter, every line that begins with that letter must be the same. (For instance, if line is "Maybe I don't know," every line that begins with "M" must be "Maybe I don't know.") Punctuation may vary in otherwise identical lines.
3) Each line must be more than one word. Really, each line should contain a complete idea.
4) The poem should have some sort of rhyme scheme. The variable acrostic makes it impossible to set a scheme, but rhyme should be present.
5) The poem should not just be a jumble of lines. It should progress like any other poem.
If you'd like examples, see:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2610090
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2461515
So now for the rules:
1) The poem must be ten lines or more.
2) I care about spelling and grammar.
3) No erotica.
4) Use good judgement.
1) The poem must be an acrostic. The acrostic should have something to do with the subject of the poem. Since there has been some confusion, an acrostic is a poem in which the first letter in each line spells a word or phrase. In this case, it should be a phrase.
2) If a line begins with a certain letter, every line that begins with that letter must be the same. (For instance, if line is "Maybe I don't know," every line that begins with "M" must be "Maybe I don't know.") Punctuation may vary in otherwise identical lines.
3) Each line must be more than one word. Really, each line should contain a complete idea.
4) The poem should have some sort of rhyme scheme. The variable acrostic makes it impossible to set a scheme, but rhyme should be present.
5) The poem should not just be a jumble of lines. It should progress like any other poem.
If you'd like examples, see:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2610090
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2461515
So now for the rules:
1) The poem must be ten lines or more.
2) I care about spelling and grammar.
3) No erotica.
4) Use good judgement.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 22, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: This was very difficult to judge. I'm glad that so many people were willing to try something new. Congratulations to the people who won; your poems were excellent.
Since I'd like to reward all of you, I will review another poem for everyone in the contest. Just message me with which poem you entered (since the contest was blind) and the title of the poem you'd like a review for. Thanks again for entering.
Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2611326, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2653936, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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I am calling this a "rhymecrostic"• Commented on by judge. [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2658664, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
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Tell him that
His face lingers on the edge of a blurred visionby neonfuzz 26 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 8 6:20 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
by Alice Anesthetized 22 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 8 6:23 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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You could kill me but I could kill for you• Commented on by judge.
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My brain is in pain
You’ve got me going insane.• Commented on by judge. -
To know the truth is one thing
Regarding it as absolute is something else• Commented on by judge.
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*blushes* I feel dumb...
What's an arcostic? This sounds like a great contest--I'd be interested to enter if you'd tell me what that is. -
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An acrostic is a poem that spells a word going down. For instance:
Cats are felines.
owl are birds.
wolves are caines.
is an acrostic for the word "cow." -
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Thank you for the gold. This was a challenging, but very fun contest. Congratulations to all who entered. Thanks to the host.
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Odd- you have the internet....look the word up.....*blushes*, not.
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This is an interesting form you've created. I'm intrigued and shall see what I can come up with for you...most intrigued...
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You should call this form ACHRYME...LOL
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