Friday, April 23, 2010

what poetry form am i??

* 1. What parts of the Lord of the Rings books did you skip?:
o What, skip? Don't be stupid.
o The battle scenes.
o The songs.
o I haven't read it yet.
o I haven't read it, and don't intend to. Ever.
o I would have skipped the "epic" scenery in the movie, if I could have.

* 2. Which of these are well suited to holding together makeshift constructions made of boxes?:
o Glue.
o Duct tape.
o Chewing gum.
o More boxes.
o Whatever's within reach, really.
o Subliminal mental messages.

* 3. Which of the little piggies behaved in a sensible manner?:
o The one that went to market.
o The one that stayed home.
o The one that had roast beef.
o The one that had none.
o The one that cried "wee, wee, wee, wee" all the way home.
o Er, what?

* 4. With what accessories do you embellish yourself?:
o Sensible hats.
o Silly hats.
o Things made of metal.
o Things made of beads.
o Scarves and gloves.
o Things that go in my hair.

* 5. How do you dispose of your rubbish?:
o I recycle what I can, and throw the rest away.
o Throw it in the bin.
o Throw it at the bin.
o Drop it anywhere.
o Dispose of rubbish? Hm, that's not a bad idea.
o Feed it to my pet triffid.

* 6. Which methods of advertising are the best?:
o Television.
o Print advertisements in newspapers.
o Print advertisements in the post.
o Pop-ups.
o Posters and flyers.
o Spruikers - people outside shops yelling.

* 7. Given the opportunity, what would you drop from a sixty-six story building?:
o A cream bun.
o The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
o A cat. It would land on its feet, after all.
o A small child. Which probably wouldn't land on its feet.
o I wouldn't drop anything. I might hit someone.
o I wouldn't drop anything. Sixty-six stories is a long way, after all.

* 8. What sort of mechanical contrivances are you fond of?:
o Thingies.
o Thingummies.
o Whatsits.
o Gadgets.
o Doodahs.
o Gizmos.

* 9. What would you select as a window-covering for your enemies?:
o Those horizontal blinds that always get tangled.
o Tartan curtains.
o Puce curtains.
o Anything that doesn't *quite* cover the window properly.
o Anything that doesn't open.
o Anything that doesn't shut.

* 10. The best sort of food comes in:
o Goo.
o Lumps.
o Great big bulk-purchased boxes.
o Restaurants.
o Convenient meal-sized portions.
o Plastic. Lots of plastic. With colours on it.

http://quiz.ravenblack.net/poeticform.pl
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I'm terza rima, and I talk and smile.
Where others lock their rhymes and thoughts away
I let mine out, and chatter all the while.

I'm rarely on my own - a wasted day
Is any day that's spent without a friend,
With nothing much to do or hear or say.

I like to be with people, and depend
On company for being entertained;
Which seems a good solution, in the end.
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Terza rima is a three-line stanza using chain rhyme in the pattern A-B-A, B-C-B, C-D-C, D-E-D. There is no limit to the number of lines, but poems or sections of poems written in terza rima end with either a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet. The two possible endings for the example above are d-e-d, e or d-e-d, e-e. There is no set rhythm for terza rima, but in English, iambic pentameter is generally preferred.