One more time . . . a blog intro from 2013: Day 26. Two baker's dozens. 26 is also half a deck of cards, meaning there are 26 red cards and 26 black cards. Finally, as I'm sure we all know, 26 is the "number of spacetime dimensions in bosonic string theory" (Wikipedia). Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “And now for our (optional) prompt. Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem that involves alliteration, consonance, and assonance. Alliteration is the repetition of a particular consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds elsewhere in multiple words, and assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds. Traci Brimhall’s poem 'A Group of Moths' provides a great example of these poetic devices at work, with each line playing with different sounds that seem to move the poem along on a sonorous wave.” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day suggestion: “For today's prompt, write a persona poem. A persona poem is just a poem narrated in the voice of a persona who is not yourself.” Robert's demo poem today is titled "An Abandoned Payphone Beside an Abandoned Gas Station" and I imagined my cellphone talking to that abandoned payphone. (Read his demo poem here, lower on the page.) Once again, today's poem is a curtal sonnet (rhymed abcabc dbcdc) in ten-syllable lines, ending with the required half-line. My Cellphone Speaks with the Abandoned I use the sound devices Maureen suggests. Alliteration: Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. Thanks! Ingat, everyone. ヅ |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 |
Posts
1 comment:
Alliteration: glittery to go with glitz and glide, silver/slot; consonance: posh strip, skaters/bikers; assonance: ride/night, fly/nine; etc. I focused more on alliteration (it was my poem's "jawn" as they say in Philly) but there was some assonance and consonance too, even if not wholly intentional. We poets just can't help ouselves.
Post a Comment