- Love and Hate.
- A Little moment captured in time.
- A story of firsts.
- Shades of Life.
- Love and Sacrifice.
- Each Member can send maximum of three(3) entries . Do not send more than that.
- Your Entry should be in maximum of 250 word limit. However, you can extend your Poem , if its not having a perfect ending under 250 words.
- Only Two Languages : English and Hindi are allowed. Please keep in mind that , if you're writing your entry in Hindi, then it is MUST to give English Translation attached below your entry.
- Make Subject of your PM as : WC Poetry Contest Entry. Kindly send All your Entries in single PM, to avoid confusion.
- Send ALL Your PMs to *Dev.* .
- Last Date to send your Entries is 16th December 2013.
- Given below are some forms of Poetry for your Information and you can use any of these forms .
Acrostic: poetry in which the first letter of each line, when read vertically, spell out a word. The word is usually the subject of the poem. | Vanilla As I eat it on my brownie Not doubting it's sweet Ice cream is a tasty treat Lots of lingering taste Lasting to the end Always my favorite! |
Haiku: an ancient Japanese form with no rhyme. Haiku often deal with nature. This type of poetry has three lines with a fixed number of syllables: | The dying plant bends And drips its dew to the ground It falls like a tear |
| Couplets: two-line poems with a fun and simple rhyming pattern. Each line has the same meter and their endings rhyme with one another. Couplets are often humorous. | My English teacher wants me to use imagination So I go to math class and let my mind go on vacation! |
Tanka: another Japanese form that depends on the number of lines and syllables instead of rhyme: | I have my own place Where I can go for hours I go there to write It is not difficult to find Search within your heart and mind. |
Cinquain: a form consisting of five lines. Each has a required number of syllables, and a specific topic. | Flowers Pretty, fragrant Waiting, watching, weeding Enjoying all the while they grow Gardens |
Diamonte poems: diamond-shaped poems of seven lines that are written using parts of speech. The Diamonte is a form similar to the Cinquain. | Home Safe, caring Loving, sharing, talking Friendship, food, car, travels Living, loving, enjoying Joyous, adventurous Family |
| Limericks: whimsical poems with five lines. Lines one, two, and five rhyme with each other and lines three and four rhyme with each other. Rhyme pattern: AABBA | A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee." "Let us fly," said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. |
| Proverbs: have been called the shortest art form. They use devices associated with poetry- rhyme, rhythm, and metaphors. They provide vivid imagery to teach a moral lesson. | "If one thinks he is the wisest, he is not wise at all." |
| Shape Poems (concrete poems): poem that form a visible picture on the page. The shape usually reflects the subject of the poem. | Trees blossoming in the spring Clouds above give rain Fruit will come soon Nature is at work while trees stand still |
| Rap: spoken-word expression of urban activists that began in the 1960s. In the early 70s "rapping" evolved into spoken rhymes about street life put to the beat of DJ-manipulated drum machines and turntables. | Don't wait to beat the street Stay in school and keep your seat The entire eight parts of speech Will your reading, writing, and speaking teach! |
| Free Verse: poetry without rules of form, rhyme, rhythm, or meter. | What do the oceans do at night? Do they tease and tickle the bottom of boats? Do they ripple away in fright? Or are the beaches like coats That keep them still and quiet And once the day breaks and it's breakfast time Do the oceans wish for some other diet than fish? |
| Sonnets: poems of 14 lines that begin with three quatrains and end with a couplet. The couplet usually contains a surprise ending or "turn." William Shakespeare is one of the most famous sonnet writers in history. | Why do we continue to kill in various ways? The gift of life is extremely short |
| Narrative poems: tell stories and are usually long. Epics and ballads are narrative poems. | There once was a man named Bob His pets were hungry most of the day He walked through the door and looked around The policeman came out with a shout With his last breath |
| Quatrains: rhyming poems of four lines. Poets use letters to express the rhyme pattern or scheme. The four types of quatrain rhyme are: AABB,(shown at right) ABAB, ABBA, and ABCB. | Picnic planning in July Traveling up the mountains so high! What an adventure for me Because I prefer mountains to sea! |
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