Writing Challenge
Mono to Octave shorts10 total reviews
Comment from Regina Elliott
Hi Tom, an extremely clever
poem that is quite multi-faceted. You have a real good
sense of humor. My warmest
wishes for the contest.
Blessings to you and your
family. ~
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Hi Tom, an extremely clever
poem that is quite multi-faceted. You have a real good
sense of humor. My warmest
wishes for the contest.
Blessings to you and your
family. ~
Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Glad I liked it
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Glad I liked it
Comment from Laurie Holding
Wow. You have my vote, for sure. I admire your energy on this one! So a quatrain doesn't have to ABAB or ABBA it? Are you more concerned with making the line length than with rhyme scheme? Whatever, you did a great job with your own rules, and I thank you for posting! Going to the voting booth now.
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Wow. You have my vote, for sure. I admire your energy on this one! So a quatrain doesn't have to ABAB or ABBA it? Are you more concerned with making the line length than with rhyme scheme? Whatever, you did a great job with your own rules, and I thank you for posting! Going to the voting booth now.
Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Very kind and thanks
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Very kind and thanks
Comment from JLR
Tom, this evokes a lot of wonderful reflections of the days gone by, and your poetic licenses fit smashingly well. Good luck in the voting booth, your graphic could not be more perfect.
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2022
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Tom, this evokes a lot of wonderful reflections of the days gone by, and your poetic licenses fit smashingly well. Good luck in the voting booth, your graphic could not be more perfect.
Comment Written 12-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2022
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Luck. Like Eeyore's? Or seven-eleven's at a casino. Thanks.
Comment from Debi Pick Marquette
If you promise not to quiz me on this tomorrow, teacher I'll give you six shiny stars!
This was quite a lesson for me to learn tonight. But I got most of it. However knowing you, you will make it a lot more complicated than what it really is, or is the fact that I'm a blonde? Hmmm. Actually it was fun, informative and a hoot to read. And that's why I always, sometimes , and hardly ever walk away from reading your posts confused. Have I returned the favor yet! I love it and great job my awesome friend!
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2022
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If you promise not to quiz me on this tomorrow, teacher I'll give you six shiny stars!
This was quite a lesson for me to learn tonight. But I got most of it. However knowing you, you will make it a lot more complicated than what it really is, or is the fact that I'm a blonde? Hmmm. Actually it was fun, informative and a hoot to read. And that's why I always, sometimes , and hardly ever walk away from reading your posts confused. Have I returned the favor yet! I love it and great job my awesome friend!
Comment Written 12-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 12-Jun-2022
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Confused. Muddled. Lost in space. It's a mad, mad world I've been told, and I am supposed to lead the way. :-)
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Tom, when I read this it was the middle of the night. I did find it very informative, genius and amazing. That's why the six stars, however I phrased some of my review wrong. Because I don't know much about these types of poems, I couldn't put one together for the life of me without the instructions telling me how to do it. The blonde comment and others were making fun of myself. I loved how you explained them, yet still confused only because I would have to study your poem for a while longer to grasp what to do if needed to write one. Your examples were great, and I was extremely impressed, but I'm
sorry that I wasn't more clear that any insults were to myself. You however earned those stars and as always I find your work very amusing. I just did a very poor job of explaining myself.
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You did? Pls, believe me as dense as I am anyone can write anything at anytime anywhere and it would likely go over my head. You're the best.
Comment from Sugarray77
Very clever, Tom. I really liked this FreeVerse with a lot of unique internal rhyming. I did not get that last line about Germany going green, other than to assume you are in Germany, or that another piece of paper is wasteful, or ??? Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well-written piece.
Melissa
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2022
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Very clever, Tom. I really liked this FreeVerse with a lot of unique internal rhyming. I did not get that last line about Germany going green, other than to assume you are in Germany, or that another piece of paper is wasteful, or ??? Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well-written piece.
Melissa
Comment Written 09-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 09-Jun-2022
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Germany is very ecologically friendly, and writing an octave would have caused my piece to take another sheet of paper. So I mentioned the eighth form but skipped writing it.
Comment from Wendy G
Well now, that is quite a challenge you've set! Your piece is very original, creative and interesting as you work your way through your own requirements. Well done.
Wendy
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2022
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Well now, that is quite a challenge you've set! Your piece is very original, creative and interesting as you work your way through your own requirements. Well done.
Wendy
Comment Written 05-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2022
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G'day down under or is it G'night. Thanks for stopping by.
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This is a catchy poem, cleverly developed of increasing lengths of verse, each maintaining the style of the verse in question. My problem is that even having read this, I still haven't captured the essence of the contest (I am particularly dense this morning). This is more than unfortunate as I want to enter. Help!
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2022
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This is a catchy poem, cleverly developed of increasing lengths of verse, each maintaining the style of the verse in question. My problem is that even having read this, I still haven't captured the essence of the contest (I am particularly dense this morning). This is more than unfortunate as I want to enter. Help!
Comment Written 04-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2022
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Each break denotes the next form of the eight. Monostitch, couplet, through to what would have been an octave had I sufficient room in the author's mind.
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Got it I think. I have to write a single poem that follows the format 1-2-3 etc. Kate
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correcto mundi.
Comment from tfawcus
Love this mischievous canter through the various poetic forms from the cryptic to the verbose. I have tried most of them at one time or another with various degrees of failure!
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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Love this mischievous canter through the various poetic forms from the cryptic to the verbose. I have tried most of them at one time or another with various degrees of failure!
Comment Written 04-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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This began with a monostitch challenge. I looked up samples. There were none but there was that box with the various poems using 1-8 lines. never seeing any contest with even a mix of two, I said why not try it using all of them. In the end, you read it so my prompt work that much anyway. Thanks for reading me.
Comment from Fleedleflump
I really enjoyed the self-referential nature of this, describing what you're doing as you go, but also getting in plenty of poetry along the way. My mind felt a bit like a gymnast, bouncing around while I was reading. It even all felt natural, never falling suddenly short or lacking flow. Great stuff :-)
Mike
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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I really enjoyed the self-referential nature of this, describing what you're doing as you go, but also getting in plenty of poetry along the way. My mind felt a bit like a gymnast, bouncing around while I was reading. It even all felt natural, never falling suddenly short or lacking flow. Great stuff :-)
Mike
Comment Written 04-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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Accidently, most likely but keep the positivity in those reviews, I may grow up and become famous.
Comment from R. Marc Goodson
This was a fun read! (I also liked the illustration.) You clearly have a gift for rhyming, which comes later in the the work. The play on the different 'lines' from Monostitch to Octave is sheer brilliance.
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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This was a fun read! (I also liked the illustration.) You clearly have a gift for rhyming, which comes later in the the work. The play on the different 'lines' from Monostitch to Octave is sheer brilliance.
Comment Written 04-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 04-Jun-2022
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Why thank you, muchas gracias. Brilliance is rarely used in my line of writing. Interesting, intriguing, where did he come up with that idea, perhaps.
