It's... done? IT'S DONE! HAHAHAHAHA · 7:21pm Jul 21st, 2012
Sweet, crispy crap on a cracker that was hard.
Well, it almost killed me, but I've written a freaking epic poem and now you're gonna sit there and read it.
Here are some tips for aspiring poets:
1: Writing a narrative is hard. Writing rhyming verse is hard. Writing comedy is hard. Writing a narrative poem with jokes in it is insane. All three forms have their own rules to abide by, and those rules often conflict with each other. Be careful, or you'll end up writing the later verses on the walls with your own bodily fluids.
2: Use a flexible rhyming structure for longer poems. Don't get stuck using something like ABAB, no matter how much you think it fits the 'sea shanty' feel of the story. ABCB is just as good, and you'll only need half the rhymes!
3: When starting a long poetry project, make sure you aren't also starting a new job at a bakery that requires you to wake up at 3 AM. A sleep-deprived daze is not the ideal condition in which to write.
4: When naming characters, stick to short, simple names. Not multisyllabic monstrosities like 'Zinnadiana'.
5: No matter how discouraged you get, avoid thinking about how all the great poets were drunks and how much sense that suddenly makes.
6: Don't write poetry. It's dumb and I hate it now.
Story notes to come later. Thanks for waiting so long for the update, guys!
Reminds me of Fernin's opinion about writing Striped Like Me
I used to write rhymes.
then became popular.
so then I didn't.
the end.
I disagree with everything you wrote except for part of 2 and all of 5.
Reminds me of the time for one school assignment I turned in a poem made entirely of limericks.