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Ode to the Drunk Girl, Don't Text That Man
Babe, we’ve talked about this too many times to be sane.
Put your cell phone away, there’s nothing to be gained
from texting a man who knows you miss him.
You sent the long paragraph, he doesn’t care,
which is why you’re six shots in, and I’m holding your hair.
You can’t fix him, he’s not a flat tire.
His mama should have named him “Selfish Fucking Liar”.
In fact, we’re changing his contact name to that right now.
Give me your phone, your keys, and sit your ass back down.
He forgot your birthday and didn’t know your favorite song.
You gave him all of the answers, and he still got it wrong.
I know it hurts, but you have got to get it together.
You’re sick of hearing it, I know, but you absolutely deserve better.
Put your cell phone away, there’s nothing to be gained
from texting a man who knows you miss him.
You sent the long paragraph, he doesn’t care,
which is why you’re six shots in, and I’m holding your hair.
You can’t fix him, he’s not a flat tire.
His mama should have named him “Selfish Fucking Liar”.
In fact, we’re changing his contact name to that right now.
Give me your phone, your keys, and sit your ass back down.
He forgot your birthday and didn’t know your favorite song.
You gave him all of the answers, and he still got it wrong.
I know it hurts, but you have got to get it together.
You’re sick of hearing it, I know, but you absolutely deserve better.
Author's Note
We've all been there.
Anyways, this was my first whack at a sonnet. A lot more difficult than I remembered it being! @MidnightSonneteer how did I do?
Anyways, this was my first whack at a sonnet. A lot more difficult than I remembered it being! @MidnightSonneteer how did I do?
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Re. Ode to the Drunk Girl, Don't Text That Man
4th Dec 2024 2:17pm
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4th Dec 2024 2:18pm
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4th Dec 2024 4:54pm
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7th Dec 2024 4:17pm
Re. Ode to the Drunk Girl, Don't Text That Man
Well first of all let me second Goodwolf by saying that you did fine, and even more than fine if this is your first whack at it, since any highly structured poem form can be a challenge to prose writers.
But first things first, if you're attempting an emulation of Shakespeare's sonnets, a worthy goal as the bar standard is high, than I recommend you give a quick review of the short Wikipedia article on Rhyme...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme...or at least the first part of it as pertaining to English.
The initial and overall narrative is terrific, and you will no doubt wish to maintain that for the reader's convenience and enjoyment, and also because you've responsibly treated a worthy topic with light hearted and dignified humor. That should be preserved in any subsequent editing, although in this case I don't think much editing would be required.
Traditional sonnets have 14 lines and you've got 13, and that's really only a big deal if your goal was to have paired and perfectly rhymed couplets, such as Shakespeare had, or even perfect, or "tail" rhymes on alternating line endings.
Line 3 doesn't seem to have a corresponding line that end rhymes with it, and so I worry that it will be lonely. (LOL)
The corresponding rhymes ending lines 6 and 7 (tire / liar) are bloody genius!
I don't think that "now" and "down" on lines 8 and 9 qualify as rhymes, but they are awfully close to being a sight rhyme.
Another thing to consider is that Shakespeare largely stuck to a 10 syllable line in iambic pentameter, and yours are running a bit longer than that, on average. But before you get "stressed out" (pun intended) about poetic meter, it's a good idea to just write with Shakespeare's own advice in mind from Hamlet, act 3, scene 2, where Hamlet advises the player to speak..."trippingly on the tongue", or put another way, we poets must strive to jot the representation of a complimentary distribution of phonemes.
Double check that the last 2 lines can't be a stricter rhyme than what you've got, but in any case i love what you are doing with the rest of the lines, and the line interiors, because it's easy to get so caught up in the desire to flourish a poem with such an exacting row of rhyming line ends that the rest of the text gets ignored when it shouldn't be.
Now with all that being said, it's important to remember that many poets write sonnets with no rhyming at all, free verse style, but I certainly think that the mastering of rhyme will pay dividends in other phonemic applications.
But first things first, if you're attempting an emulation of Shakespeare's sonnets, a worthy goal as the bar standard is high, than I recommend you give a quick review of the short Wikipedia article on Rhyme...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme...or at least the first part of it as pertaining to English.
The initial and overall narrative is terrific, and you will no doubt wish to maintain that for the reader's convenience and enjoyment, and also because you've responsibly treated a worthy topic with light hearted and dignified humor. That should be preserved in any subsequent editing, although in this case I don't think much editing would be required.
Traditional sonnets have 14 lines and you've got 13, and that's really only a big deal if your goal was to have paired and perfectly rhymed couplets, such as Shakespeare had, or even perfect, or "tail" rhymes on alternating line endings.
Line 3 doesn't seem to have a corresponding line that end rhymes with it, and so I worry that it will be lonely. (LOL)
The corresponding rhymes ending lines 6 and 7 (tire / liar) are bloody genius!
I don't think that "now" and "down" on lines 8 and 9 qualify as rhymes, but they are awfully close to being a sight rhyme.
Another thing to consider is that Shakespeare largely stuck to a 10 syllable line in iambic pentameter, and yours are running a bit longer than that, on average. But before you get "stressed out" (pun intended) about poetic meter, it's a good idea to just write with Shakespeare's own advice in mind from Hamlet, act 3, scene 2, where Hamlet advises the player to speak..."trippingly on the tongue", or put another way, we poets must strive to jot the representation of a complimentary distribution of phonemes.
Double check that the last 2 lines can't be a stricter rhyme than what you've got, but in any case i love what you are doing with the rest of the lines, and the line interiors, because it's easy to get so caught up in the desire to flourish a poem with such an exacting row of rhyming line ends that the rest of the text gets ignored when it shouldn't be.
Now with all that being said, it's important to remember that many poets write sonnets with no rhyming at all, free verse style, but I certainly think that the mastering of rhyme will pay dividends in other phonemic applications.
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7th Dec 2024 4:21pm
I've taken your guidance into account, and I will be re-working this one. I KNEW my count was off!! I counted 3 times, but my eyes saw what they wanted to see. I was trying to closely follow the iambic pentameter but it's a lot more difficult than it seems. You professionals make it look easy. What I found in my reading was that its 5 bouts of "da DA da DA da DA da DA da DA". Needless to say my rhythm needs work lol.
Thank you for taking the time to write this and give me your opinion.
Thank you for taking the time to write this and give me your opinion.
Re: Re. Ode to the Drunk Girl, Don't Text That Man
7th Dec 2024 4:46pm
Don't be too hard on yourself. Just remember that slow and steady wins the race, so to speak, and even the most experienced people make mistakes.
Just this last week my youngest kid spotted a spelling error in one of my comments, and I've been writing for decades, LoL 😂
Even the best pair of eyes will get fatigued, and that's why everyone needs an editor.
Just this last week my youngest kid spotted a spelling error in one of my comments, and I've been writing for decades, LoL 😂
Even the best pair of eyes will get fatigued, and that's why everyone needs an editor.
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Re. Ode to the Drunk Girl, Don't Text That Man
4th Dec 2024 6:34pm
Well crafted Mars on a sidenote though, they do say don't text under the influence, well they say don't do a lot of things under the influence haha 🙃❤️
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Re. Ode to the Drunk Girl, Don't Text That Man
7th Dec 2024 3:22pm
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7th Dec 2024 4:22pm
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7th Dec 2024 3:25pm
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7th Dec 2024 4:23pm
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7th Dec 2024 8:59pm
The title is definitely a hook! Gave me a big smile when I first read it, haha. Fine write ✍️
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