Day 27 ~ “Terse Verse” for “30 Poems in 30 Days” #NationalPoetryMonth

Last year I introduced “Terse Verse” for the first time. Everyone had SO much fun with it that I think we should do it again!! It will put a smile on your face!! It takes a bit of figuring things out at first, but once you get the hang of it – it’s hard to stop creating them!!

Let’s have some fun!! A “Terse Verse” is usually funny. It’s actually a riddle with a two-word rhyming answer; basically a synonym . . . The tricky part is that the two words in the answer must also have the same number of syllables.

Here are a few examples from the web:

What do you call a rabbit’s seat?

TERSE VERSE (answer): “Hare’s Chair.”

What do you call a quizzing friend?

“Study Buddy”

What makes a dark room bright?

“Night Light”

What do you call a pig in an earthquake?

“Shaken Bacon”

I think the "Rhyme Zone" tool will come in handy for this – it might be easier to approach this poetry form backward by finding a double rhyming two-word phrase with equal syllables and then create a question or riddle for it.

Here’s the Rhyme Zone tool link: http://www.rhymezone.com/

Crazy, right? Here are a few I came up with:

What do you call a miserable cat?

“Crabby Tabby”

What do you call a cucumber that can’t make up its mind?

“Fickle Pickle”

What do you call an angry garbanzo?

“Mean Bean”

What do you call polite frozen water?

“Nice Ice”

What do you call a joke-telling rabbit?

“Funny Bunny”

Please remember – any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and may not be used without my permission. The same goes for any poems that are shared in the comments section of this blog. They are the property of the person who shares them. These poems are their original work and no one may use them in any form without their express permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to it. Thanks!! 

And if you choose to post your poems on your own blog – that’s awesome. But please don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem and LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to read the instructions. Thanks for respecting my work.

Day 28 ~ How to Write a “Clerihew Poem” for “30 Poems in 30 Days” #NationalPoetryMonth

Let's have some FUN ~ ever heard of a Clerihew Poem? 

Well, they are FUNNY POEMS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW (Or not. You can write a clerihew poem about anyone ~ BUT, they ARE intended to be FUNNY 4-line poems about specific people).

A clerihew is a RHYMING poem that is four lines long, but no set beat or number of syllables to worry about.

The Clerihew poem takes its name from its creator, Edmund Clerihew Bentley, 20th century humorist and novelist.

It's a fun little poem about a PERSON, generally someone famous OR you can make it about someone you know. Often whimsical, it's meant to be funny (not rude-funny, but cute-funny).

Here’s what you do:

FOUR lines:

The FIRST line NAMES the person

* AND the endings of lines 1 and 2 need to rhyme with each other.

Then tell something fun about them and make the last line funny

* AND the endings of lines 3 and 4 need to rhyme with each other.

Remember, a clerihew poem is meant to be humorous.

My sweet, good husband works hard and plays hard and then crashes on the couch – we have DOZENS of photos of him asleep. I wrote this clerihew poem a few years ago, but I still love it and so I’ll share it as my example.

                          They say Jim Abney is one of the good ol’ boys,

                          To make him happy, just share your toys.

                          He likes to wrestle, laugh and leap,

                          But by afternoon, he falls asleep!

                                                  © 2011 Stephanie Abney

PLEASE REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems are their original work and no one may use them without their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright for to them as soon as they post them. Thanks so much!

Also, if you choose to post your poems on your own blog ~ that’s awesome. But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or you FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve spent considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.

DAY 19 ~ "Clerihew Poem" for 30 Poems in 30 Days" #NationalPoetryMonth

Let's have some FUN ~ ever heard of a Clerihew Poem? Well, they are FUNNY POEMS ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW (Or not. You can write a clerihew poem about anyone ~ BUT, they ARE intended to be FUNNY 4-line poems about specific people).

Here’s what you do:

There is a little bit of rhyming at the END* going on BUT you don’t have to 
worry about counting beats, words or syllables – no set rhythm at all this time.

FOUR lines:
The FIRST line NAMES the person
* AND the endings of lines 1 and 2 need to rhyme with each other.
Then tell something fun about them and make the last line funny
* AND the endings of lines 3 and 4 need to rhyme with each other. 

Remember, a clerihew poem should be funny.

My sweet, good husband works hard and plays hard and then crashes on the
couch – we have DOZENS of photos of him asleep. I wrote this clerihew poem a few years ago, but I still love it and so I’ll share it as my example.

                          They say Jim Abney is one of the good ol’ boys,
                          To make him happy, just share your toys.
                          He likes to wrestle, laugh and leap,
                          But by afternoon, he falls asleep! 
                                                  © 2011 Stephanie Abney

 

 

 

PLEASE REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my personal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharing it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any poems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person who writes them. These poems are their original work and no one may use them without their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright for to them as soon as they post them. Thanks so much!

Also, if you choose to post your poems on your own blog ~ that’s awesome. But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post your poem on your blog or you FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO THIS BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve spent considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to share with you. Thanks for respecting my work.