4 leaf clover is a common luck charm. I thought someone would bring it up. You could say I copied you, but that was one line. Are poems are nothing alike. I had a stump and that was the only thing I had to say. I couldn't say anything else. I was stuck and that's all I could think of. A common luck charm ins a four leaf clover. You will probably say that in almost every poem. Honestly I was stuck and I could only put "I need a four leaf clover" I know it's the same opening line, but it's the only thing I could think of. I didn't even read Kacboy's poem. Why do you have to bring this up. One line isn't what matters, it's the meaning of the poem. It's also the poem itself. Honestly I didn't copy. I'm sorry, report mine to a mod if you think my poem is a threat and you need to have it withdrawn. If you do that I know that you think it's amazing. Sorry for the repeat in topic in my defensive writing.
*winces at grammar*.
Now that I'm done with that, as in debates, I will break it down(sentence by sentence).
-I know a four leaf clover is a common luck charm.
-Duh, of course someone would bring it up.
-One line that's the same, word for word.
-The rest of them, yes, are nothing alike. Only the first line.
-Uh huh, you had a stump. That's alright, it's just that this is a
heck of a coincidence.
-Somebody is repeating himself. You already said four leaf clovers are common.
-Yeah...you already said that, you don't need to reiterate it. I got it the first time.
-Again, you repeated yourself. Am I rereading the same thing over and over, or is this an extreme case of deja vu?
-Wait, isn't that a repeat of the whole "I was stuck" thing?
-Meh, that's a 50/50 type of chance. I guess I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on the whole "I didn't read his poem" thing.
-Because, it is possibly plagiarism, and it needs to be covered. That's why it's being brought up. It doesn't matter if you're guilty or not, or if it's only one line, it should be looked at now that it's been spotted.
-Yes, one line does matter. The meaning of the poem is important too, but everything matters.
-One line is part of the poem itself, if you hadn't noticed.
-*scratches head* Yeah...I got that part of your argument, thank you. Unless you were arguing that you
did steal..0.o
-Apology accepted.
-Umm..."a threat"? It's just a poem. The moderators(Carlie in particular, well, I guess she's an admin) are probably going to see this whether I report it or not.
-How would me reporting this to a mod or disqualifying it signify that I think it's amazing?
-Repeats are repetitive.
Now that I'm done, I do find it a bit odd how quickly and vehemently you jumped to your own defense when it would've been much easier to simply change the line.
Here's my verdict: change the line, or the poem won't be admissible. It's not that difficult to use something else, just as long as it's not word for word, it's alright. If it happens again, that might be a different story.
