Survivor Round 4

Riamfada

Well i have read through the replies on the other thread and taken it all into account for this round.

Let me see, let me see...........

I want you to pick a fight with a random stranger and let that stranger win the fight..... no wait, thats been done....


What I really want you to do is Write a Shakespearean Sonnet about a fellow UCD boardsie. The Rhyming scheme must be ABABCDCDEFEFGG


here is an example of one of my favorites from the man himself

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O no, it is an ever fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand'ring barque,
Whose worth's unknown although his height be taken.
Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.


Regards
Cpt Grimensteiner

Pythia

Eek!

Dave!

Good challenge

Scraggs

Good work excellent challenge, pity I cant compete:(
shower of bastards:)

dajaffa

Be gone those who bequeath to thou Grimes,
For 'tis to give, not be given,
Across the days, across the times,
Thou some stripes may speak of a heathen,
What is needed of us is not of grandeur,
No gold nor francincense nor mir for me,
No, this that on which to ponder,
That which may be worthy of thee,
The sweet song of a sparrow yields not enough,
Perhaps something that is of inconcieveable value,
Not my works, the pages are too rough,
What posseses me now is the thought of a yew,
Poisonous for man to drink,though not touch,
But live forever?, it's lives for much.



Yeah, I'm a bit of a lick amn't I.... Don't dis the sonnet though, c'mon, a decent attempt for a sciencey kid surely?

panda100

panda rhymes with lots and lots and Id love a sonnet written about me

Blowfish

Whens the deadline? It might take some people a while to think of anything.

hullaballoo

This is a little more Donne-esque than Shakespearean, but I prefer Donne anyway, so here goes:

hullaballoo's Sonnet
Garrulous wretch, thee panda100
Who doth no good that I can find,
I’ve done it thrice, if ever I undid,
Thine malignant script; want of kind.
Yet against my will, and opp’site my reason,
I hold thee dear, as a frivolous good friend.
At once you haunt me with politics and treason,
And happiness and laughter at no end.
What then, can direct my favour,
Against the twelve-click coming your way?
A little less offal, a bit more flavour,
No inane chatter and if I may;
Stay away from Vainglory,
I cannot abide by fights that gory.

elmyra

Ha, that's legendary! G'wan the hulla! Mine is in the 'I'm thinking about it' stages cos I can't decide who to write about.

humbert

yea this ones gonna hurt poor humberts head, furiously procrastinating at the moment.

rain on

i reckon there should be some sort of bonus points for people who manage it in iambic pentameter.

humbert

I'm not googling stupid english stuff, wtf is that??


please...

rain on

five iambs to the line. an iamb is basically an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, iirc. so ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed. shakespeare was mad for it, so he was.

edit: thusly

humbert

Ah well if anything I attempt has that format it will be a remarkable fluke, now this iirc you speak of...some sort of relay chat?

EDIT: so as not to clutter up the thread, thanks page bookmarked, think shakespeare's poems could do with a bit more "lingo"

Blowfish

humbert wrote:

Ah well if anything I attempt has that format it will be a remarkable fluke, now this iirc you speak of...some sort of relay chat?

http://www.boards.ie/wiki/index.php/Lingo

rain on

humbert wrote:

Ah well if anything I attempt has that format it will be a remarkable fluke, now this iirc you speak of...some sort of relay chat?

use google you lazy be-atch

humbert

emm, eh, google's broke:o

blondie83

Is a sonnet just a poem with a skipped line rhyming scheme and lots of waffly long words in it? I'm an engineer I dont know these things!

humbert

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. Paul Dirac

blondie83

Right mine is about Hullaballo and mods in general. It may not make much sense but don't laugh, like I said I'm an engineer not a writer!

O thou who’s stern hand oft doth come on down
On waffle, spam, junk, words and feelings too,
Be always proud to stand and bear your crown
Be nevermore in awe against the few
For words when strong in tone and full of passion
May have the strength of thoughts and feelings true
But words when typed up just to drown a person
Are merely words to laugh at as we do
So go and rule and keep the peace in boardsland
And let your law go help you as it would
For though many may think it is a firm hand
In firmness comes the strength to rule as should.

Blush_01

I hate you for this. I write poetry like poo. *glares* More melty chocolate tasks, if you please!

Shakespeare doth know not that which I know,
Hath not seen that which I do hold so dear,
His work existeth now, an historic show,
Yet his experience lacketh a good Boards Beer(s).
False tribute within me there liveth not,
I feel no desire to heap dim praise,
Each boardsie contributeth their own lot
And here difficulty rises in many ways.
Yet to choose of my peers doth be my task,
And from in that number to praise and commend.
How to choose just one, I am forced to ask,
From within the number of those I call “friend”?
Ah, my partner in Haagen Dazs who I admira,
My choice for today must be Elmyra!

rain on

blondie83 wrote:

Is a sonnet just a poem with a skipped line rhyming scheme and lots of waffly long words in it? I'm an engineer I dont know these things!

sonnets don't have to have any long words. they do have to have fourteen lines though. either three four-line stanzas followed by a rhyming couplet, or an eight-line followed by a six-line stanza. i can't remember if they have to be in iambic pentameter or not.

(i'm really sucking all the fun out of this amn't i)

humbert

I think someone feels a little left out:rolleyes: I think we should be able to tag-team someone in to do a challege for us if they're willing:)

Scraggs

I'm so jealous of ye all right now:(

Riamfada

i think rain on has a thing for this challenge

rain on

i have a thing for rules i'm glad i don't have to do it though, you couldn't pay me to write poetry.

humbert

rain on wrote:

i'm glad i don't have to do it though, you couldn't pay me to write poetry.

yea yea, I was only half thinking of doing that.

elmyra

Blush_01 wrote:

I hate you for this. I write poetry like poo. *glares* More melty chocolate tasks, if you please!

Shakespeare doth know not that which I know,
Hath not seen that which I do hold so dear,
His work existeth now, an historic show,
Yet his experience lacketh a good Boards Beer(s).
False tribute within me there liveth not,
I feel no desire to heap dim praise,
Each boardsie contributeth their own lot
And here difficulty rises in many ways.
Yet to choose of my peers doth be my task,
And from in that number to praise and commend.
How to choose just one, I am forced to ask,
From within the number of those I call “friend”?
Ah, my partner in Haagen Dazs who I admira,
My choice for today must be Elmyra!

Aw wow!!! Only the second poem written for me ever ever!! Thank you so so much. *saves it*. I love it! You're a leg end!

I'm working on mine but it's not going well, I've tried one for you and for about four other boardsies but my muse is away for the summer and I can't do it alone

When's the deadline?

elmyra

Ugh, fine, here, my best effort...(i.e. the only one I managed to finish!). Think it's pretty justified though! For Danni...

She breezes through the campus,
Posts a witty line or two,
Her style could never cramp us,
Rather, without her we'd be blue.
The brightest of the bright young things,
She leaves sunlight in her wake,
To boards, happiness she brings
At beers, some drink she'll take!
I thought her the top survivor,
I thought she'd win the game,
A virtual boards McGyver
that she's been ousted is a shame!
My sonnet is for Scraggs, boardsie of the year,
She's our favourite poster, indeed, it's crystal clear!

Scraggs

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
thats so cool thanks!

Blush_01

You deserve it though chicks. *Glares at everyone who voted for the prettifulness of Scraggsy and her potential beers-organiser-y-ness.*

Chinafoot

Blush_01 wrote:

*Glares at everyone who voted for the prettifulness of Scraggsy and her potential beers-organiser-y-ness.*

*Joins in the glaring*

Kudos on the sonnets ladies.

humbert

here's my attempt*gulps:(

After much thought and contemplation
The virtual acquaintance on which my mind does settle,
It's our panda, so without further hesitation
I shall begin to describe this boardsie of such fine fettle.
To beguile the time or to pursue an education
Involved you’ll find her in many an event.
Though it doth seem that medicine be her vocation
She remains entwined in politics with great intent.
In many debates with many a foe she has toiled
And oft without satisfaction the contenders have parted
With harsh spoken words blood has boiled
A moderator be required lest someone be outsmarted.
Animosity among adversaries is all very well,
But we won’t have our dear panda called a bitter jezebel!

Riamfada

dajaffa wrote:

Be gone those who bequeath to thou Grimes,
For 'tis to give, not be given,
Across the days, across the times,
Thou some stripes may speak of a heathen,
What is needed of us is not of grandeur,
No gold nor francincense nor mir for me,
No, this that on which to ponder,
That which may be worthy of thee,
The sweet song of a sparrow yields not enough,
Perhaps something that is of inconcieveable value,
Not my works, the pages are too rough,
What posseses me now is the thought of a yew,
Poisonous for man to drink,though not touch,
But live forever?, it's lives for much.



Yeah, I'm a bit of a lick amn't I.... Don't dis the sonnet though, c'mon, a decent attempt for a sciencey kid surely?

im touched! Dajaffa ftw
will leave this open untill I wake up. So around 6pm tonight incase anyone was working on theirs

hullaballoo

I must say that I originally thought dajaffa had googled a sonnet and then added her own words, but it appears she has not. In that case, well done dajaffa, that is a really good piece of poetry! You should remove the grimes bit (which cheapens it a bit ) and take it to creative writing.

I initially thought it was quite Byron-esque - would that be accurate at all?

Chinafoot

I'll be honest and admit that I googled a few lines of the sonnet to see if anything popped up.

Fair play dajaffa.

Dave!

dajaffa PM'd me and asked me to write the sonnet for her. That's my poem.

GAWDDDD!!! Just admit it!

</lies>

Riamfada

Aw , still not being the most perceptive of people havnt got a clue what its about just that my name is in it . Ill believe its nice things

On a related CHALLENGE 4 is closed. Might take some advice and excuse everyone who did the challenge from the vote.

panda100

wow two sonnets written about me!you guys are too kind:) and what kind words you have bestoweth on me 'garrulous wretch' and 'bitter jezebel'....stop with the compliments...your making my head big!!

dajaffa

Can I just say thanx 2 u kids who complimented the poem n such. I would like to take this oppurtunity to thank my fith class teacher who filled me with all sorts of poetic confidence when giving me joint first place for the poem "Autumn". It's theme was autumn, oddly enough.

As for that Byron-esque queiry, I can safely say I've no idea what that means so........ yeah. And I don't think they do creative wrting in physio... maybe through horizons, but if this year is anything to go by I'll only find one thing I like that fits into my timetable, and at least half my class will be doing it as their elective too.

Blush_01

Then maybe do creative writing as an extra curricular thing?