tjames opened this issue on Dec 27, 2002 ยท 14 posts
tjames posted Fri, 27 December 2002 at 11:57 AM
In my investigation of sonnets, I thought I'd really go out of my form and try a blues sonnet. The features are: The stanzas are grouped 4 groups of three-lines with a two line couplet to finish. The first line of a stanza is repeated, but diminished in the second line. The rhyme scheme continues on the third line. The volta is after the four stanzas so instead of having an 8-4-2 combination like in a regular sonnet you have a 12-2. The lines have 10 syllables and should be in iambic pentameter with the last couplet being a heroic (10 syllable matched pair) Well here goes... On the fifty-yard-line I still can't see; Sittin' at the fifty I still can't see; I'm so high the players look like bugs to me. A royal-rat's-ass I don't give today; No royal-rat's-ass will I give today; Without my glasses just can't see the plays. Can't see the scoreboard, it's just too far away; Yes the scoreboard is just too far away; It's a mystery just why I'm here today. I had those glasses gettin' in the car; Had those glasses when I got in the car; Now here at the game don't know where they are. So give me a hot dog and get me a beer; Noise from the crowd will tell me when to cheer. It sucks but the form is right wanna give it a try?