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Poetry Forms, The Waltz Wave |
| In the series on poetry forms, we have covered the Sodoka, Rictameter, Sijo, Quintilla, and the Count Up and Count Down. b_boonstra introduced me to an relatively new form about a month ago, and I want to share The Waltz Wave with you. A source used, other than Bianca Boostra, is: http://pages.prodigy.net/sol.magazine/2001/sol01sep.htm Viv   Next week's editor will be Becky Simpson   The Waltz Wave The Waltz Wave is a relatively new poetry form. The lines increase and decrease in a soothing manner, so writers should use a topic that soothes, matching the rhythm. The form was named to honor Leo Waltz, the manager of Sol Magazine. However, the syllable pattern in the lines also seems to create a wave. This concise, precise, and highly lucid form was created by the magzine’s Managing Editor, Margaret Carlisle. The form expresses the artistry of writing, and shows the effort that must be expended to yield strong results. The harmonious arrangement of words complements both subject and form as it creates the feeling of riding on waves. The poem consists of nineteen lines in one stanza with the following syllabic pattern, syllables not words, per line: 1st line - 1 2nd line - 2 3rd line - 1 4th line - 2 5th line - 3 6th line - 2 7th line - 1 8th line - 2 9th line - 3 10th line - 4 11th line - 3 12th line - 2 13th line - 1 14th line - 2 15th line - 3 16th line - 2 17th line - 1 18th line - 2 19th line - 1 (Note: Occasionally words may be split into syllables to fit the pattern.) Below is one example of the form: Asperges - September 2001 Wash me a- shore. Is this my country any- more? Seems there's no longer sanctuary any place. Wash me out to sea, peaceful wave - far from here, far from fear. John E. Rice, Houston, TX The example from Bianca is as follows: Child... Newborn life, you are the joy of your mom and your dad. I wish you happiness, faith, a long life, but most of all, the eternal love of your parents. Child! copyright by Bianca Boonstra 2005 As usual when I present a poetry form, I wrote a poem in The Waltz Wave, "Invalid Item"  .Sun by Vivian Gilbert Zabel Sun brings light where darkness once belonged. Morning breaks, grandeur spills across the sky with paints from artist’s palette. The wonder builds until brightness, creates day. Are you ready to try? The Waltz Wave is a fun form to use. Highlighted Items I wish to highlight the entries in the contest I hosted to honor Writing.Com's fifth birthday. Due to my husband's illness, I left the judging up to others, and the results are noted. 1st place:
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One entry was a journal entry by Dr M C Gupta  Feedback, Winners, and This Issue's Question I welcome all comments from readers. However, I reserve the right to make corrections in spelling, capitalization, and/or punctuation if those errors are glaring mistakes. Last issue's question was "What is an oxymoron?" Several gave the correct answer and received 1,000 GPs. Those who just gave the correct answer without additional comments are listed below: billwilcox Tammy~Catchin Up~ Tigger thinks of Prancer Margaret An oxymoron is the poetic device meaning the use of contradictory terms (together) for effect. I love reading your newsletter! Have a lovely day. Margaret Thank you. Reading that someone enjoys my newsletter gives me a wonderful day. Amyaurora  Q: What is an oxymoron? A: An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms. For example: Loud silence or pretty ugly. Crys-not really here  An oxymoron is a poetic device that uses contraductory terms together (such as silent screams)for effect. Thank you for continuing to highlight different forms and techniques in your newsletter! I think we can all learn from them. Crystalee Thank you. I try to present material that can be used to improve poetry writing, including mine. TBird_critterkeeper An oxymoron is contradictory words used together. (like Jumbo Shrimp!) For an English class exercise, I had to come up with a list of 25 oxymorons. I had 50+ oxymorons and still have the list. Wow! That's great. I hope you manage to use some of those in your poetry. scribbler Uh, duh! A rhetorical figure in which contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist. Haha I finally get to use my grade ten english class skills!  I always told my English students that they would be surprised what they might use later.Erik Stark Military Intelligence has often been called an oxymoron, and many times, deservedly so. An oxymoron is the pairing of two opposite or nearly opposite terms. He "blindly envisioned," She "gracefully plodded," etc... Okay, maybe I'm reaching with these, but oxymorons are effective when used to form an original discription. A good one will be remembered and boost your reader's investment in your piece. As always, great newsletter, thanks! Erik Thank you for the compliment, and thanks for the additonal reasons for poets to use oxymorons. sharifahashraf This piece of info is really great. I never knew what an oxymoron is actually about. I always thought it the same as irony I'm glad I was able to help. Irony and scarcasm are often confused, but that's another story. krewsk8er Thanks. I'm a beginning poet but have been writing short stories and pieces like that since I was little. Love your use of silent screams, mind if I use it in a story I'm writing. You're more than welcome to use silent screams if you wish. morrow I found the information about poetry forms professionally done. However, when reading through the poems that were highlighted, as well poets that were recommended, I wondered if there was a bias towards poetry that rhymes. I think rhyming (if not done well) can limit a poem and give it a lack of sophistication. I think non-rhyming poems can allow a poet to explore more techniques. I have been taught that imagery is a key component to poetry. Along with the rhyming, I found more than a few poems that seemed to be in more of a "telling" rather than a "showing" style. There seemed us to be a bias towards this as well. I have highlighted my favorite poem I have found on Writing.com. It was of the type I was hoping to find. Please check out "Invalid Item" I appreciate very much the work that goes into this newsletter . It is, of course, quite possible, that I have not explored this newsletter thoroughly enough. I don't have any bias towards rhymed poetry, the opposite in fact, unless the form calls for a rhyme scheme. I have to use the items that match the type of poetry I need for a newsletter, and many writers believe that poetry has to rhyme. Therefore, if more highlighted items have rhyme, that is why: More poetry is written with rhyme than without. As far as telling rather than showing, many times that's what poetry does, tell. It isn't a story to be shown. This issue's question How and why was the Waltz Waved named? Be sure and write your answer in the text box at the bottom of this newsletter. The first twenty (20) correct answers will receive 1,000 gift points. Until next time, read and write beautiful poety. Vivian  |
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