Sonnet Contest!
nixie by smolderingskies
Opens: February 15th
Closes: February 28th, 10 PM EST
Judges: smolderingskies and Kivras
Closes: February 28th, 10 PM EST
Judges: smolderingskies and Kivras
From you have I been absent in the spring,
When proud-pied April dress’d in all his trim
Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing,
That heavy Saturn laugh’d and leap’d with him.
Yet nor the lays of birds nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odour and in hue
Could make me any summer’s story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew;
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
Yet seem’d it winter still, and, you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play.
When proud-pied April dress’d in all his trim
Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing,
That heavy Saturn laugh’d and leap’d with him.
Yet nor the lays of birds nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odour and in hue
Could make me any summer’s story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew;
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
Yet seem’d it winter still, and, you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play.
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 98
- Have you ever read words that jumped off a page and made your heart soar? This kid has. They adore poetry - both reading it and writing it. And nothing could win their heart over more than a brand-new poem!
How this works:
- You will write a sonnet-form poem as your entry.
A sonnet consists of 10 lines of poetry, with 10 syllables per line, and an ABAB-CDCD-EE rhyme scheme. This is all we will require for your sonnet in this game!
Use the form provided below.
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Poem:[/b]
[b]Poem:[/b]
Rules:
- This contest is completely free.
Please use the form provided.
Anyone may enter, whether they are a newbie or not!
Staff MAY NOT enter this contest!
Whining, guilt-tripping, or generally misbehaving over the contest will result in you being disqualified.
Make sure you've read the Guide to the Worlds forum in its entirety!
You may not gift or trade prizes from this event.
You may not proxy for another person.
