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Ok /lit/, my english teacher gave me an assignment to create a story that's written in iambic pentameter. The story is suppose to be about how one of the 7 deadly sins is bad. Couplets on every single line and a minimum of 50 lines and every single line has to contain at least 10 syllables.

>there once was a priest who lived in london
>was always at work 'cause sin was abundant
>he trought in and out with his big black coat
>along with his mask of the divine folk
>seven feet he stood only that height
>preach, preach, and forgive he did with his might
>every sunday he stood at the mantle
>to fill the church with the word for his cattle
>a vital member of the town he was
>no one would have thought he would make a withdraw
>in the small church lied the confession box
>he would observe his sinners and stare like a hawk
>every uncleansed sheep looked into his eyes
>comprehending his thoughts until the demise
>words were spoken, though a very few
>more words meant more sins, as you could assume
>his gaze was so powerful as it seems
>that they would still think of it in their dreams
>"his jewled eyes reveal the truth", so they say
>but the gossip did not convince the stray
>one day, a blunt woman walked through his doors
>asking for a confession, she so boars
>into the booth she goes with the priest and all
>starts smacking her lips about god knows what
>absorbed in her thought, striving to recount
>forgetting to look up upon his holy mount
>upon looking straight, not down to her feet
>silence took hold and she began to bleat

I want to make the story go as if he will charge money for confessions and be a greedy cunt and the people will chase out of town or hang him or something.

Please help me complete the story l just need 20 more lines.

>> No.12450457

thats stupid as fuck, and dont start with
>there once was a priest who lived in london
like its a limerick

>> No.12450475
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>>12450457
At this point in time, l really don't give a fuck l just need something and it needs to be sufficient.

>> No.12450498

>>12450407
>"father," she begged him, "absolve me! you must!"
>"unhand me you bitch," he said with disgust
pls credit thx

>> No.12450507
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>>12450498
Nice.
18 more to go!

>> No.12450560

>>12450407
Sorry to say but that's iambic tetrameter, not pentameter. You are missing a foot per line.

>> No.12450915

>>12450457
Speaking of limericks, >>12450560
Kek

>> No.12451494
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12451494

Read Pope, please

>> No.12451606

>>12450498
>>12450407
Hold on, are these iambic pentameter? I watched a YouTube video yesterday which said each line contains 5 "feet" which consist of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed alternating.
>>there ONCE was a PRIEST who LIVED in LONdon
surely the above example is not iambic pentameter as it contains two unstressed (lower case) syllables in a row (was, a)
Enlighten a brainlet?

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>>12450457
>>12450560
>>12450915
>>12451606
It honestly doesn't matter what it is.
All that matters is that l need 20 more lines to complete it pls help.

>> No.12451932

>>12450407
Fuck off frogposter.

>> No.12452286

>>12450407
There once was a priest from Nantucket
Who kept all his sins in a bucket

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>>12450407
Firstly I don't think you've written a single line in Iambic pentametre; secondly you're obviously an underage poster because noone over the age of 16 would get homework like that; thirdly fuck off I'm busy enough without having to do your piss-easy homework