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My “Impossible” Poetry Challenge

The rules and conditions I set myself for these challenges. You can try the, selves and see what you come up with.

By Chloe GilholyPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
My “Impossible” Poetry Challenge
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If you want to take part in my poetry challenge here are the general rules I have set.

Rules

  • You can use any word you want. I reccomend trying one with 7+ letters.
  • Only words that can be formed using the original word can be used.
  • Letters can be repeated and reused.
  • The final poem cannot be generated with AI.
  • It’s okay to use sites that generate words with letters.

Sources & Tips

  • I always find it handy to have a good notebook nearby
  • I often use Wordmaker to give me ideas of what words I can use.
  • This site is a good one to use as well.
  • I think this site works the best, because I also like how it gives you a definition.
  • I find that it also helps me list down what letters I can and cannot use.
  • It can be fun trying to do as many forms of poetry you can think off.

Some Examples

Pea potion; a neat pine

It paint pitman too

A pet ate tame too

No moo eat meat too

Oat mint tea time

- An acrostic using only the letters in Onomatopia

Lustra is a rat’s salariat air

Saul’s aura stirs salt as a Sural stair

Alas, as a rat, salt stirs a rat’s lair

Tsar Saul‘s star, Laura lasts as la la air

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Ritual is a liar rat tail’s art

Saul‘s slur stirs salt as a Sural salt star

Alas, as a rat, rust stirs a rat’s art

Tsar Saul’s lust lasts as a tarsal altar

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Austral talaria is a rat’s air

Saul‘s atlas stirs salt as a Sural stair

Alas, as a rat, lust stirs a rat’s lair

Tsar Saul’s rust lasts as la la la la air

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Alas; ultra slur as Tsar Saul’s rust lasts

Alas; ultra salt as Tsar Saul’s lust lasts

- a sonnet using only the letters in Australia

Word Suggestions

Onomatopoeia

Australia

Antidisestablishmentarianism

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Extravehicular

Entertaining

imagination

defenestration

Challenge

About the Creator

Chloe Gilholy

I live in Oxfordshire. Visited 20+ countries. I've written a couple of poetry books and also published a dystopian novel called Game of Mass Destruction and a horror novella called Heavenly Seas.

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    Written by Chloe Gilholy