{"id":812,"date":"2018-05-23T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindyfaughnan.com\/faughnan\/?p=812"},"modified":"2019-10-23T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T16:36:47","slug":"poetry-challenge-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/23\/poetry-challenge-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry Challenge #35"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riffing Rhyming it So!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s begin with the old nursery rhyme “Rain, rain, go away”: Here’s the 1st stanza\u2014it can continue . . . as long as the rain falls.<\/p>\n

Rain, rain, go away,
\nCome again some other day.
\nLittle Johnny wants to play.
\nRain, rain, go away.<\/p>\n

Think of something you\u2019d like to go away. If it\u2019s not rain, something else\u2014whatever you would like to go away. Begin by substituting what you want to go away for the word \u201cRain\u201d every time it appears. (It works best if your \u201cgo away\u201d thing is only 1 or two syllables; if it has a long name you\u2019ll have to abbreviate it.)<\/p>\n

Next, skip to line 3 and substitute your name for \u201cLittle Johnny.\u201d Mine is \u201cCrazy Kelly\u201d\u2014cause the rain is driving me CraZy!<\/p>\n

Now, you have a choice. Do you want to riff the easy way? Or the harder way?<\/p>\n

Easy way: Notice how every line in the original ends in a rhyme: Away, Day, Play? If what you\u2019d like to do is \u201cplay\u201d or rhymes with play, you\u2019re on easy street. Simply substitute what you\u2019d like to do for \u201cplay\u201d throughout the nursery rhyme. Easy as that, you\u2019ve created a new chant. Or…<\/p>\n

Harder way: If you\u2019re ready to really riff, think of some similes for the phrase \u201cGo Away.\u201d Here are a few to get you started. (Because I am still hoping this chant works, I\u2019m sticking with rain.):<\/p>\n

Rain, Rain, hit the road . . .
\nRain, Rain, take a hike . . .
\nRain, rain, wave bye-bye . . .<\/p>\n

Crack open that rhyming dictionary again because WHAT you\u2019d do if whatever you want to go away, really did do just that, needs to rhyme. I, for example, need to come up with rhymes for “road” “hike” “bye” that I’d like to do.<\/p>\n

Now put it all together. Feel free to change other words, mess with the pattern . . . heck, skip rhyming all together if you want. After all, it\u2019s your riff. Here\u2019s mine:<\/p>\n

\u201cRain, Rain take a hike,
\nCurtis wants to ride his bike.
\nRain, rain wave bye-bye,
\nI\u2019m sick and tired of staying inside!
\nRain, rain, hit the road,
\nOr CraZy Kelly will EXPLODE!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wha-lah! Just like that you\u2019ll have created your own nursery rhyme. If you\u2019re lucky it might even work!<\/p>\n

Set the timer for 7 minutes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Start writing!
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Don\u2019t think about it too much; just do it. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

*Kelly Bennett <\/a>and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 750 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Riffing Rhyming it So! Let\u2019s begin with the old nursery rhyme “Rain, rain, go away”: Here’s the 1st stanza\u2014it can continue . . . as long as the rain falls. Rain, rain, go away, Come again some other day. Little Johnny wants to play. Rain, rain, go away. Think of something you\u2019d like to go … Continue reading “Poetry Challenge #35”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1161,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/1161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}