Here’s something to distract you while you wait for challenge results, a literary version of Mad Libs.
It looks like I got ahead of the challenge results. I seriously doubt that will be my worst mistake this week. Moving on. Yes, I love y'all so much that I've made a second classic literature mad libs to entertain your nerves while you wait to see if you've won in the latest challenge. In case you’re wondering why I don’t post my own list, it’s because I know what the text excerpt is, which feels like cheating to me, so I abstain.
Rules: put your list (in order) in the comments. That's it, no links to plaster everywhere like you're my personal PR and marketing team. If you want to, you can put this link anywhere you want (unless you live in South Carolina--you may need to check with the authorities in that neck of the woods), but it's not required or even encouraged. As always, have fun. Give me your best words for all of our entertainment. I’ve included examples with this list.
1. NAME
Example: Steve, Cleopatra, SpongeBob
2. ABSTRACT NOUN
Example: revenge, confusion, spite
3. ABSTRACT NOUN
Example: certainty, optimism, chaos
4. ABSTRACT NOUN
Example: freedom, recklessness, embarrassment
5. OCCUPATION
Example: plumber, pirate, accountant
6. TIME OF DAY
Example: dawn, midnight, lunchtime
7. EVENT
Example: county fair, chess tournament, zombie apocalypse
8. BEVERAGE
Example: coffee, root beer, kombucha
9. ADJECTIVE
Example: glittery, moldy, suspicious
10. ADJECTIVE
Example: paisley, polka-dotted, fluorescent
11. OBJECT (PLURAL)
Example: spatulas, accordions, rubber chickens
12. BODY PART
Example: elbow, kneecap, pancreas
13. ADJECTIVE
Example: magnificent, radioactive, sticky
14. BEVERAGE
Example: chocolate milk, Mountain Dew, Earl Grey tea
15. EXCLAMATION
Example: Egad!, Yikes!, Behold!
16. BEVERAGE
Example: lemonade, hot cocoa, Dr Pepper, beer
17. LOCATION
Example: Paris, Walmart, Atlantis
18. ADJECTIVE
Example: outrageous, majestic, questionable
19. OCCUPATION
Example: dentist, lifeguard, mortician
20. BEVERAGE
Example: apple juice, milkshake, espresso
21. BEVERAGE
Example: orange soda, sweet tea, grape juice
22. INSULT
Example: nincompoop, buffoon, cabbage-head
About the Creator
Harper Lewis
Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.
Intertextuality is my passion.
Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.
My words are mine, not a robot’s.
MA English literature, CofC
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