This winkling Contest is open to 10 Winklings of any description and 10 non-Winklings. You must, of course, find out what a dramatic monologue is. Then you must write it in free verse. Finally, there should be no more than 24 lines although I would be happy with 20 lines.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 21, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: With apologies for the delay, and in The Winkler's absence (Lyndon and Sandi), I have chosen the winners in accordance with the contest criteria, i.e. dramatic monologue in free verse of no more than 24 lines.
Ref.
"Dramatic Monologue
a poem in which a single speaker who is not the poet utters the entire poem at a critical moment. The speaker has a listener within the poem, but we too are his/her listener, and we learn about the speaker's character from what the speaker says. In fact, the speaker may reveal unintentionally certain aspects of his/her character. Robert Browning perfected this form." (source: Abrams glossary)
"The dramatic monologue is a poetic form not to be confused with the monologue in drama. It was brought to a high standard by Robert Browning. The form is such wherein the poet writes from a speaker's point of view in the form of an address to a listener who does not respond in the poem. The speaker in the poem generally talks about a subject, but inadvertently reveals something about their character. It gives the poet an opportunity to present his subject in direct 'conversation' with the reader (e.g. Browning's Porphyria's Lover) or places the reader as a 'character' to whom the monologuist speaks (e.g. the same poet's Mr. Sludge the Medium or My Last Duchess). Such poetry combines the dramatic impact of the stage monologue with the potential of more elaborate and suggestive use of language; on the printed page, where the words can be re-read and pondered, there is the potential to evoke more complex layers of intent and meaning."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monologue
Thank you all,
Maatkara
Contest Winners
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I loved your eyes and short brown hair
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A Poem Of Friendshipby robert davidson 38 lines, 15 comments, on Jan 19 4:42 AM 2006. In Life, Hope, Contemporary, Friendship
Bronze trophy winner
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graffiti owns cement
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Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Where is this going?
We are driving at nightby poetesswiththemost 17 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 15 9:23 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. -
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Inevitably it will find its way
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Where might one find out about winklings? I have heard the term before, but not as a form nor with a description.
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Yes, I second that question. How does one become a Winkling?
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Congratulations to the winners, hugs Di
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