So...on my iPod I have an app.
And the apps name is FreeQuotes
And on this app their are these quotes.
Some of which I have marked favorite.
Now, your standard quote contest gives you a quote, maybe a few, and you must right this.
Well, I don't like standards.
So...there are going to be five of my favorite quotes.
And then...there will be five of my favorite prompt-like-things.
And then...there will be three different poem types you can write!
Take 1 quote, and 1 prompt, and 1 type and make a...well, a poem, duh.
IMPORTANT: You MUST use 1 quote, 1 prompt AND 1 type. All who do not use this will be disqualified IMMEDIATLY! Many people have been forgetting this!
RULES! (Es más importante)
1. No bashing
2. No erotica, no adult
3. No cliché
4. No extreme emo/depression/cutting whatever. I am not anti-emo. But this is my contest.
5. You are allowed up to 3 poems, however, if you chose to enter more than one you may not use the same quote, prompt, or type. Each one must be completely different. This is mainly honor code, though if you do write a second/third poem please include the name of your other poems in the AN. If I find out someone has violated this rule I will ban you from future contests I may hold.
6. No chat speak, please spell, punctuate, capitalise, space, and type like a normal human.
7. Make the background readable, but not the default AP one.
8. Put the quote, prompt, and type number you used in your poem.
QUOTES!
1. "Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority." Thomas Huxley
2. "An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight...The truly wise person is color-blind." Albert Schweitzer
3. "If you judge people you have no time to love them." Mother Theresa
4. "Every human being on this earth is born with tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. That he has to leave the nest, the security, and go out to do battle. He has to lose everything that is lovely and fight for a new loveliness of his own making, and it's a tragedy. A lot of people don't have the courage to do it."
5. "Never answer a hypothetical question." Moshe Arens
PROMPTS!
1. A great question in life
2. Childhood/losing childhood
3. Parent/being the role of a parent
4. Failure
5. Authority
TYPES!
1. A Freeverse poem: No more than 30ish lines, no less than 12. No rhyming, but may have stanzas/slight structure.
2. Prose: No more than 20ish lines, no less than 7. Make its prose, not just a paragraph.
3. Hourglass: 20 lines exactly. The lines should go (by syllables) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. CENTER the poem.
And the apps name is FreeQuotes
And on this app their are these quotes.
Some of which I have marked favorite.
Now, your standard quote contest gives you a quote, maybe a few, and you must right this.
Well, I don't like standards.
So...there are going to be five of my favorite quotes.
And then...there will be five of my favorite prompt-like-things.
And then...there will be three different poem types you can write!
Take 1 quote, and 1 prompt, and 1 type and make a...well, a poem, duh.
IMPORTANT: You MUST use 1 quote, 1 prompt AND 1 type. All who do not use this will be disqualified IMMEDIATLY! Many people have been forgetting this!
RULES! (Es más importante)
1. No bashing
2. No erotica, no adult
3. No cliché
4. No extreme emo/depression/cutting whatever. I am not anti-emo. But this is my contest.
5. You are allowed up to 3 poems, however, if you chose to enter more than one you may not use the same quote, prompt, or type. Each one must be completely different. This is mainly honor code, though if you do write a second/third poem please include the name of your other poems in the AN. If I find out someone has violated this rule I will ban you from future contests I may hold.
6. No chat speak, please spell, punctuate, capitalise, space, and type like a normal human.
7. Make the background readable, but not the default AP one.
8. Put the quote, prompt, and type number you used in your poem.
QUOTES!
1. "Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority." Thomas Huxley
2. "An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight...The truly wise person is color-blind." Albert Schweitzer
3. "If you judge people you have no time to love them." Mother Theresa
4. "Every human being on this earth is born with tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. That he has to leave the nest, the security, and go out to do battle. He has to lose everything that is lovely and fight for a new loveliness of his own making, and it's a tragedy. A lot of people don't have the courage to do it."
5. "Never answer a hypothetical question." Moshe Arens
PROMPTS!
1. A great question in life
2. Childhood/losing childhood
3. Parent/being the role of a parent
4. Failure
5. Authority
TYPES!
1. A Freeverse poem: No more than 30ish lines, no less than 12. No rhyming, but may have stanzas/slight structure.
2. Prose: No more than 20ish lines, no less than 7. Make its prose, not just a paragraph.
3. Hourglass: 20 lines exactly. The lines should go (by syllables) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. CENTER the poem.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 5
- Rewards: Gold: 1048
- Final notes: Unfortunately I closed early, but very original poems!
Contest Winners
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I never wanted to say those words to
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The lesser male
is doomed to fail.by Judith Chandler 5 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 21 12:46 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
There's nothing more frustrating than having a question in your head
and knowing the answer so well that you can't seem to find it when itby XXHardToLoveXx 38 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 22 1:40 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Why risk the effects from rushing wind
when stones used for thrones never change?• Commented on by judge.
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I usually write rhyming poems.
I'm not that great with freeverse, nor prose.
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so that's how you spell capitalize. wait.
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i think you spelled capitalize wrong. :/
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No, both ways are correct.
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lol. i do need the explanation, obviously.
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