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CONTEST: Sleuth Sonnets
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Anikka
Babelfish
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Nov-6-2008 16:39
Mysteries rock, and Noir is so awesome it became its own genre. Classic. Know what else is classic? That's right, Shakespeare! Classic AND classical - he just can't be beat. Well... unless he had written Noir sonnets!!
The Premise: Here's your chance to beat Shakespeare at his own game. Take one of The Bard's sonnets, strip off all but the last word of each line, then write a new sonnet - a Sleuth sonnet!
The Rules:
* Each entry MUST be completely different from the original sonnet EXCEPT for the final word on each line.
* Each new sonnet must have a Sleuth or a Noir theme.
* You must follow the guidelines for the English Sonnet poetry form (i.e. 14 lines, iambic pentameter, rhyming scheme)
* There are a few cases in which Shakespeare did not follow the standard rules for a sonnet. If the sonnet you have chosen is one of those "irregulars", you must duplicate it (do not 'fix' it!)
* Each entry must have, after the completed new sonnet, the number of the original sonnet and a URL to link to it.
* Entries must be submitted no later than 23:59 server time on December 15, 2008.
The Links:
Here are some links to help with this contest!
http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/icomm.htm
http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/poetry/William_Shakespeare/william_shakespeare_contents.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_pentameter
Prizes: Yay, prizes!!!
1st place: $100,000 SleuthCash (subbed) or 6 month subscription (unsubbed)
2nd place: $50,000 SleuthCash (subbed) or 3 month subscription (unsubbed)
3rd place: $10,000 SleuthCash (subbed) or 1 month subscription (unsubbed)
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Clift Garrett
Thespian
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Nov-12-2008 00:51
lol! That's really funny actually =D
I'm sure it would be even funnier when the new avatars are up! :P
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Rosamund Clifford
Tale Spinner
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Nov-12-2008 02:46
LOL I'm sure it's the first sonnet ever dedicated to Ben, and SS can exclaim along with old Nero: "What a poet the world loses in me!"
Very nice, bard :)
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andirondax
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Nov-12-2008 09:35
this is the crime spree
go get the burglar
do not let him speed
in that stolen corvette
arrest that man
and let him rot
in a jail
cell or hang him
either way he is gunna
pay so do not
rest till the job is done
prostitutes are morally wrong
this is the jam!
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Anikka
Babelfish
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Nov-23-2008 16:45
It's been awfully quiet. I sure hope that's because you're all working on your sonnets!
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Nov-24-2008 15:58
Shakespeare rhymes me and thee far too often!
I've taken to thinking of ways of incorporating someone with a lisp just so I can change thee to 'see' :s
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topkebab
Lucky Stiff
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Nov-24-2008 18:41
These sonnets take time to percolate, Ani, don't worry ;)
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Ima Vagabond
Vigilante
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Dec-3-2008 20:40
Percolation station! Only 12(ish) more days. All aboard!
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