Contest [Issue 77] Limerick Poem

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Hippin and thief are are just casually spamming perfect entries.... RIP my chances :P

Keks

My Eggplant

you will win

i have Shakesphere's DNA with me i will fuse it with your's

SO you can win easily 

:D

[kaisdf 3,320]

 

• Poem must have at least two strophes, 10 lines.

Me thinks you should

Split this so we could

Understand it more easily,

Complete it more breazily,

And of course that would be good.

 

Or in clearer English: these are two different requirements, why are they mushed together in one rule? Me thinks it would be clearer to separate them...

[PeregrinTook 25]

What does AABBA mean? First two lines have to start with A, next two with B, and last with A? It's obviously not that but that's the only thing I can think of. Also, I don't even know if I can do this contest. I'm horrible navigating around the Forum and Matilda writes better limericks than me. :/

[PeregrinTook 25]

Good luck to all the hopeful writers out there.

If your chances of winning are small, don't despair.

My chances are slim,

And yet I'm not grim,

'Cause I hope that those people who win will share!

[Saim_the_killer 3]

where do i send my poem ?

[Saim_the_killer 3]

where do i send my poem ?

[Aigaion 636]

where do i send my poem ?

PM to the guy who posted the contest

[terriq_the_best 0]

i was playin tanki 1 day

And one of my friend said,

'Terriq,are u scared to battle or play?

I said.No josh!

Im just not in the mood 

 

Then he said

Terriq ur just cruel and rude

And i said,Josh im just not

in the mood to play with noobs

 

And ever since i never saw his noobie

tank again 




and btw tanki 2 off my accounts got hacked and i dont kno how to get on 2 u guys

 

plzz help me

yhx:)

Edited July 12, 2018 by terriq_the_best

[Hippin_in_Hawaii 639]

What does AABBA mean? First two lines have to start with A, next two with B, and last with A? It's obviously not that but that's the only thing I can think of. Also, I don't even know if I can do this contest. I'm horrible navigating around the Forum and Matilda writes better limericks than me. :/

What this is telling you is that lines # 1,2, &5 all have to rhyme, and also lines 3&4 have to rhyme, but the two sets cannot rhyme with each other. 

 

1. This line will establish word A

2. Make of that whatever you MAY

3. But short lines must BE

4. Lines four and THREE

5. Whatever you might wish to SAY.

 

In that one, I took A and B a little too literally just to point them out. Let's look at an earlier example I posted:

 

It is clear, I should hope, the intent

Of the missives that Thief and I sent

Simple comments we wrote

So we shouldn't be smote

By any admins who feel discontent.

 

So here, the words INTENT, SENT, and DISCONTENT all rhyme, and are represented by A in the rhyming scheme.

WROTE and SMOTE rhyme with each other, but not with the other words, so they are B in the scheme.

 

A intent

A sent

B wrote

B smote

A discontent.

 

Now, take out all the spacing and you're left with AABBA.

[PeregrinTook 25]

Thanks :)

[dhamma123 0]

if i posted 1 with 5 line can i post again with 10 line ?

[A_Villain 1,220]

if i posted 1 with 5 line can i post again with 10 line ?

yes, you can resubmit your entry.

[Hippin_in_Hawaii 639]

Can it be longer than 10 lines?

 

And can we submit more than one entry?

[A_Villain 1,220]

Can it be longer than 10 lines?

 

And can we submit more than one entry?

It can be longer than 10 lines. 

No, you can not submit more than 1 entry.

[CabbageRoll 3,018]

i hate playing tanki online

yes it will die on random day one

people who thank the bus driver

i am one of the people who are smarter

waiting for a day when it goes offline

[Hippin_in_Hawaii 639]

My entry is finally sent

With it, I am fairly content

An epic it's not

But the topic is hot

And the art form, i shan't reinvent.

[thethiefofvictory 339]

My entry is ready, but I'm worried and incredibly confused about syllable count. First line has 6, second has 5, and tada, we have a rather confused thief. 

[Hippin_in_Hawaii 639]

Hippin and thief are are just casually spamming perfect entries.... RIP my chances :P

 

Spamming?  Not so! I protest!

I have things to get off of my chest.

The limerick strain

Is quite stuck in my brain.

With my torture, you all now are blessed!

[Hippin_in_Hawaii 639]

My entry is ready, but I'm worried and incredibly confused about syllable count. First line has 6, second has 5, and tada, we have a rather confused thief. 

While a little bit of Googling reveals that there is an ideal syllable count, this isn't haiku. The rhyme scheme and the rhythm are paramount in limericks. You can actually have some fun defying the expected meter, like this example I copied from Wikipedia:

 

There was a young man from Japan

Whose limericks never would scan.

And when they asked why,

He said "I do try!

But when I get to the last line I try to fit in as many words as I can.

[thethiefofvictory 339]

While a little bit of Googling reveals that there is an ideal syllable count, this isn't haiku. The rhyme scheme and the rhythm are paramount in limericks. You can actually have some fun defying the expected meter, like this example I copied from Wikipedia:

 

There was a young man from Japan

Whose limericks never would scan.

And when they asked why,

He said "I do try!

But when I get to the last line I try to fit in as many words as I can."

A: thank you so much! 

B: don't double post

C: you haven't written anything tankiverse since Miracle, why?

D: Corrected  :P

[Hippin_in_Hawaii 639]

A: thank you so much! 

B: don't double post

C: you haven't written anything tankiverse since Miracle, why?

D: Corrected  :P

 

A: You're welcome!

B: I don't believe I did

C: I submitted the next entry last Saturday, July 7. Awaiting approval.

[thethiefofvictory 339]

Erm... now another site claims my first line is 7 syllables, second is 6, third 6, fourth 7, fifth 6. Sixth 8, seventh 9, eighth 7, ninth 5, tenth 11. I'm going to lose sanity surprisingly soon now  :wacko:

[vikramdada 0]

DO YOU WANT THUNDER

DO YOU WANT LAUNCHER

STATE IS DISMAL

OUT OF CRYSTAL

THIS IS ALL I WONDER

:-\

[thethiefofvictory 339]

Why do I have so many questions? Anyways, "about TO or TX" means about anything TO/TX, like about a specific turret, hull or map, a certain game mechanic like gold boxes and crystals? I mean, can I write a limerick about, say, Smoky, Wasp, Smoky/Wasp, crystals, gold boxes, Juggernaut, updates, the forum, etc?

Edited July 15, 2018 by thethiefofvictory

[KillerXenaRider 10]

Love, it was my old Tanki

Hatred, that made me make my own Entry

The Battles in Madness

The drugs that kept me Deathless

But none unlike my love the old Tanki

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