Pentameter's fine, but can be constricting—
Our feet get all tangled when meter ain't shifting.
Enjambment is useful, but it may not show
Thoughts clearly—some days, it just hinders the flow.
Rebellion's not sanctioned most of the time,
You'd better fall in, start toeing the line.
Consonance clearly creates consternation;
Oh wait, I'm sorry— that's alliteration.
Neophytes sometimes, it seems, fail to see
Their verse isn't blank, though free it may be.
Enlightened folk don't write in couplets that rhyme;
Shakespeare, though, used them in ways quite sublime.
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily—
Studying masters is not all that silly.
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Write an acrostic poem. Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. See an example in the announcement.
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Acrostic Poem
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Author Notes
The inspiration for this comes from a long-running discussion on the member forum regarding poetic forms and devices. I just thought it would be fun to play around with this a bit.
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