Tautogrammatical
This is for the Vocal "Tautogram" Challenge
This is for the Vocal "Tautogram" Challenge that you can read about here. I must say this is a real challenge, as it will make creators really have to think about what they are doing,
I have found it very difficult as I have chosen a defined poetic form and think this may be my only entry.
The site below says:
Tautogram poems are more like a word game than a serious form and are usually treated as a novelty, even by professional poets.
I am not sure that I can use a defined form, I do see another plague of Haiku for this, though Fibonacci, Sedoka and a single verse cinquain are possibilities so guess which one I am going to choose.
Tautology is the saying of the same thing twice over in different words and is generally considered to be a fault of style.
I am going to use a Reverse Cinquain, you can find out more about the various cinquain forms below.
I do prefer these poetic forms to be centred so here is a screenshot of how I would like it to be.
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To Try
To Tautogram
Takes Time To Thread The Tale
Thoroughly Transforming Towards
Tenor
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Introduction Another protest at the flood of short-form poems. This is not a dig at the poems but a suggestion to Vocal who could limit the number of entries into a challenge for any kind of submission. I believe some creators see the short-form poems as a sort of free lottery ticket. They are quick to create and get published and surely if you enter a hundred into the challenge you stand a better chance of winning.
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Thank you for all your input and information on poetic forms, really have learned so much. Nice tautogram as well. β₯οΈ
I have read twice now. So much info imparted!
Well done.
Artfully and skillfully done! I have one or two in the works that will adhere to form, but the first few submissions have been free verse.
Smart take on the challenge!
Ace attempt that I would be proud of Mike if I were you!
I was quite overwhelmed by this challenge. But somehow tying it down to a form that has fixed syllable count makes it feel better. Thank you for this Mike and I loved your Reverse Cinquain!
This was fun and such a great piece of work! I feel like you really honoured the challenge well!
Oh gosh, I forgot all about form! For me it was hard to even make a cohesive thought under this constraint. Probably why mine was so short! Truly Tremendous take on this challenge, Mike :)
Very nicely done.
Great work, and also wonderful job providing background information!! ππ
Thank you for this educational entry. I got more information and guidance out of this than in the original announcement π
Poem was wonderful! And the extra information was quite helpful, thank you for both!!
Thanks for the links and information. Love what you did with the poem, Mike! ππ
Well done , itβs a poem and DIY poem lesson, thanks β€οΈπ₯°
Awesome πβ¨β€οΈπ