I want you to write me a Retourne
The retourne is all about repetition. It contains four quatrains and each line has eight syllables. The trick is that the first stanza's second line must also be the second stanza's first line, the first stanza's third line is the third stanza's first, and the first stanza's fourth line is the fourth stanza's first. Retournes do not have to rhyme.
If you need an example, here is one by me:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4482121
Also, any from this list by Amera:
http://allpoetry.com/list/36670-Retourne
In any case, they do not have to rhyme, they just have to follow the form. Best of luck with this!
(will keep opening this until I receive at LEAST 10 entries)
The retourne is all about repetition. It contains four quatrains and each line has eight syllables. The trick is that the first stanza's second line must also be the second stanza's first line, the first stanza's third line is the third stanza's first, and the first stanza's fourth line is the fourth stanza's first. Retournes do not have to rhyme.
If you need an example, here is one by me:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4482121
Also, any from this list by Amera:
http://allpoetry.com/list/36670-Retourne
In any case, they do not have to rhyme, they just have to follow the form. Best of luck with this!
(will keep opening this until I receive at LEAST 10 entries)
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 21, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 100, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: This was very difficult to judge. I had several remarkable entries. Some of the writes that did not even place could have received silver or bronze in some of my other contests. However, these are my selections and I hope you all take a look.
Contest Winners
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A man's inside my garden fence.
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Unless you check the forms you write
You'll often look a silly foolby cricketjeff 21 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 2 3:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Last night before I went to sleep,
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First day of school• Commented on by judge.
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One, two, three… let’s skip to seven
underwritten tariffs addedby wbiro 22 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 15 7:43 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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You make the hardest contests.
LMAO
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DO NOT!
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Well okay...I find your contests super hard, & that's why I don't enter them.
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but, but, but, half of them have no rules!
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Rules aren't what make a contest hard.
I'm not a dirty pretty, sticky-caps poet.
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Ahh. One of my favorite forms. I may have to have a go at this one. I love Retourne ~
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I look forward to your entry!
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Congratultions to the winners and thank you for hosting I enjoyed trying yhis form and like it
Gaylene
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Thankyou for the Bronze award.
Just Me
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Thank you for the honor of gold in your contest. I am so pleased you enjoyed. Retourne is one of my favorite forms and I am honored. Thank you. ~Pamela
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