04-08-2014, 12:37 AM
(04-07-2014, 11:34 PM)kindofahippy Wrote: Aye but once a drunkard possessin' great odorHi,
Would find some raunchy lass with little candor.
By night he'd stagger home to the woods
Invite gals to his cabin for steak, beer, and “goods”
No surprise, then, once woke he with a real cur.
I am still looking for the obscene content and am unequal to the task. What IS obscene is the quite appalling rhymes, unfathomable english and cringe-inducing metre.
That's the good news.OK...what to do about it. There is a wealth of information on the limerick form on this site. I encourage you to read more in order to grasp the first principles. Do not be discouraged by this crit, consider it to be a short-cut to better times.
Begin at the beginning. What does "Aye" mean? Two possibilties. Common and vernacular old english give the affirmative. It means "Yes". In Scottish and in some celtic sourced documentation you will find it means "Always". So:
Yes but once a drunkard?
Always but once a drunkard?
Huh?
You are crucifying yourself on two crosses with forced rhyme and clumsy meter. The one eliminates the point of the other. Meter first.
There once was a young man from Kent. (da dee da da dee da da de) A
whose tool was exceedingly bent(da dee da da dee da da dee) A
To save himself trouble( da dee da da dee da)B
he stuffed it in double (da dee da da dee da)B
instead of just coming he went.( da dee da da dee da da dee)A
Yours:
Aye but once a drunkard possessin' great odor(da dee da da dee da)A
Would find some raunchy lass with little candor.( dee da dee da dee da dee da de dada?) a
By night he'd stagger home to the woods(dee da dee da dee da dee dah dee?)B
Invite gals to his cabin for steak, beer, and “goods”(dee da dee da da dee da da dee, da, da dee???)b
No surprise, then, once woke he with a real cur.(dee da dee, dee, da dee dee dah dee da da???) odor/cur? Forced or what?
Calm down, read your thing out loud. Do not worry about trochees, spondees, anapests until they hit you on the nose.Just FEEL the flow and let it go. Oh, and there IS NO single "correct"meter for limericks but the rhyme scheme is essential. Please do not take this to mean that you must force your rhymes.
Best,
tectak

