First, I will post the overall rules, and then I will post the specifics about this week.
Original rules, as stated by Ubertuna:
It must fit the week's theme. It must be submitted by the deadline. It cannot have inappropriate language in it. It cannot be stolen (if you plagiarize, we will find you).
Also:
The poem must be created for this contest A user cannot win two weeks in a row (though everyone is welcome to submit every week!) Only one submission per user will be accepted
As we all know, the winner will recieve a merit, and their poem will be featured on the _Poetry_ page.
OK, on to this week's topic...Again, we are having a style instead of a theme. Also, this week we are having TWO WEEKS to do it, instead of the usual one. Why? Because this will be an EPIC poem. Or, rather, a parody of an epic poem. Generally, epic poetry is very long, and tells the serious story of a heroic figure. Well, this week, the epic figure is YOU! Write a long poem (I'll leave the definition of 'long' up to you, but give it a good go) about the heroic story of you! It can be silly, serious, whatever... just have fun with it. You have two weeks, so have a great time!
Sorry guys, it's just that I'm reading so much stuff (exams are coming up) that I can hardly read any more right now ._. I may have to postpone the judging but I will give you a running update.
Limericks! I love limericks! Of course, people will mass-produce them, but when someone such as me produces an extremely good limerick, the rest won't stand a chance.
Okay, that sounds like a good idea Xzeno. It's not like I'm going to disallow people from writing poetry in this thread while waiting for a decent time so I can actually judge the competition (a difficult task). So let's have a limerick battle!
...remember, nothing too dirty...
To tide you over, I'll relate to you my epic struggle with books:
The once was a ninja who sought, To clear up his clouded thought, Which day after day, Remained disarrayed, 'coz he doesn't get Kandell and Schwartz.
Yay! Go Strop! I can't wait to see how this turns out...
Limericks, though? Bah. I might have to sit out, or suffer more work and look up the general structure of a limerick. We'll have to see if my laziness/procrastination skills hold out.
* 5 lines * First, second and last lines rhyme. Third and forth lines rhyme. * First, second and last lines are between 6-8 syllables, spoken in a rolling rhythm. Third and forth lines are shorter, 4-6 syllables, such that together they read a similar length to the other lines. * Usually a limerick has an introductory line and a descriptive line, followed by a setup, then a punchline (usually dirty or witty) as the last line.
Another witty (and morbid) example, not written by myself:
The once was a lady from Ryde, Who ate some green apples and died, The apples fermented, As they digested, And made cider inside her insides!
