whizzball1

Myriad Reality

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To be specific, it was written in Trochaic Octameter.

@Heroic

>trying to say it in trochaic octameter
>finds a sudden nonameter and decameter
I don't know how to say iiiiiit

Myriad Reality

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There was certainly rhythm. I had an AP English teacher to attest to that, as well as the fact that I used Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" as a guide to the format of it.

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Thanks.

@Heroic

Oh. Huh. I need to read more poetry.

And then suddenly, out of the blue, I come up with the line I wanted. "Never is it any less than mere." Bleh. Ooh, I wrote a poem too then. Triple-poem combo!

Myriad Reality

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Poetry isn't a technical art; you can write it quickly if what you're saying means something. It doesn't have to have perfect meaning, because it's the message that makes true poetry, not the rhymes or rhythms you use. Doing it just to speed-write will result in a shallow poem with no depth or complexity.

@Etcetera

This is what meaningful writing I could get out in 5 minutes.

Lightning crackles through the air and sings
A song too slow for anyone to hear
But soon enough within our ears it rings
The lightning dulled to nothing but a blear.

I considered trying to make another two lines, but couldn't think of anything for after "The facet of the storm that is its king." Alas.

Myriad Reality

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*razor sharp black blades begin to come out of my arms and in the spaces between my knuckles*

@Extra

-Maddie- Good! Always be prepared for the enemy!

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Martyn: Or just one really strong one.

@Heroic

-Maddie- Or that! I mean, you know, either way! As long as we're ready!

Myriad Reality

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Poetry doesn't have to have consistent rhythm.

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I spent about three of those deciding whether or not it would be more meaningful to keep or remove the "and" in the last line.

You really underestimate my skills/abilities/intellect.

@Etcetera

I think at that point it's in the middle of poem and prose.

I didn't think it was possible to write such a high-quality poem in 5 minutes. Sue me. Though, on second thought, you need only write a line a minute. I suppose it wouldn't be too much of a challenge to get down rhythm and rhymes once a minute. Darn it, now I want to see how long it takes me to write a five line poem. Wish me luck.

Myriad Reality

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No. I would have written it faster, but I'm also taking a test.
@Heroic
It's good. Nice job.

@Etcetera

How did you even write that poem in 8 minutes? With perfect rhythm? I feel so inadequate now :[
Well, okay, only a little bit inadequate.

Myriad Reality

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I wrote that in 10 minutes earlier today, like at 8:30.

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It comes easily depending on the topic.

@Heroic

That's a pseudo-poem. It had rhymes but not rhythm. The rhythm is the challenge.

Myriad Reality

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Haha, I did. I enjoy poetry.

@Etcetera

ohlelokaythen
Although I'd guess you already thought of it before?

Myriad Reality

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Boom. If you wrote that yourself, then Epic Dual-Poetry Combo Move ftw.

@Heroic

David can't think of poetry that fast. Putting words to rhythm takes time. Rhymes? That's easy. Poetry? Not so easy. Take it from a person who's written two sonnets and three songs so far. It's a pain.

Myriad Reality

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Toby: I signed up for action, not awkward.
-I didn't sign anything.

@Heroic

-Maddie- *giggles* Well, let's keep going! We don't want to waste any time when there could be monsters about!