Sasha's Back!!! (and Poetry Woes)

[raefinlay]

Yay! I just talked to my cousin (neighbor) and Sasha came home!!! Naturally, she was minus the collar I had just bought her, but who cares? She's back! I can't wait to get home so I can hug her and hug her. (Uh, I guess I should explain: There isn't a fence between our yards. And we are family as well as neighbors, so we just kinda have our pets in common.)

2 reviews so far today. Only a few left before I'm completely caught up. And tonight, 2500 words or bust! Hey, not a bad day's work when you consider that we lj-ers are now busy ruling the world. It's a tremendous responsibility, but hey, somebody's gotta do it.

Ok, opinion poll: Is it ok to write rhyming poetry in a high-fantasy novel? Or does it depend on the poetry? I wrote a poem before I started Unmagicked, and the plot is largely based on it. I'm finally approaching the chapter that contains said epic poetry, but rhyming stuff is sooooo last century...I'm not sure what to do. I'm ok with cutting it out, provided I could sum up the contents of the song adequately. Dunno. Stuck. Super-duper undecided. Eeeek! And if I hit my goal of 2500 words, I'll definitely get to it tonight. I might need a glass of wine.

Comments

[dark-geisha.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on the poetry. Unfortunately I'm also one of those people who also believes it's all in the execution, so it always "depends."

[greenlight711.livejournal.com]

I agree--it depends. There's the rhyming poetry thats sing-songy ("There once was a man from Nantucket...") and there's poetry with groups of lines (like maybe 2 at a time) that have rhyming words at the end, but don't necessarily create that repetitive vocal pattern. It's been a while since English class so I can't remember what they're called, but they exist (not just in my head, he he).

I think a sing-songy type poem might be too cute for high fantasy, but I haven't read it so I couldn't tell ya.

[raecarson.livejournal.com]

Good point about the sing-songy stuff in high fantasy. I wrote it in straight eights, but a recent reviewer was kind enough to point out that it completely lacked meter. Yikes! So I'm leaning toward cutting it out. Snippety snip snip!

[jmeadows.livejournal.com]

yay doggie home!

Send it to meeeee if you need to. :D

[everyonesakitty.livejournal.com]

I bet you could pull it off... (the poetry)

sooo glad puppy came home! silly puppy!

[junaras.livejournal.com]

well, tolkien managed it...

i say go for it. there will always be those who love it, those who loathe it, and those who are indifferent (and of the latter there will always be those who read it and those who skim it).

geisha is right: it depends. and your critiquers will give you feedback that will help you know if it's working or not.

[raecarson.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I think you're right. I should just post the thing on OWW and see what we see.

But I don't want to write a Tolkien rhyme (A-bidda didda dee and a-bidda dee dyme) *g*