Creative rhyming

[Talysia]

You know, we might be at that.

I wonder if I shouldn't start another type of rhyme challenge? Anyone got any suggestions?

[ice.monkey]

Where has the poetry gone?
that lifted my heart like song,
it made me laugh, wince and smile,
for it had beauty and style.

Oh sorry, twas other thread,
I see why this one is dead,
our abuse of this art form,
has left it broken and torn.

Apologise now to rhyme,
for this thread; our heinous crime.
Bugger that, let's start anew,
c'mon now you poets true...

[Lenny]

How's about lyrics?

But seriously... if someone gives a time signature, and the first couple of lines.

[Talysia]

I like the idea of trying lyrics. No good at time signatures, though, as I'm not particularly musically minded, so if anyone can give me an example of what type of song they mean, I'd be grateful. (Standard four line verse - 1st and 3rd lines rhyme, 2nd and 4th lines rhyme, then chorus? Something like that?) Or something else?

[Lenny]

We could write a whole song between us!

The first person gives a 4 line chorus of whatever rhythm they choose, and the first line or two of a verse.

Start off simple (4 line chorus, 4 line verses), and if it works then we can get complicated (8 line verse, 4 line chorus, 3 line linkage, 4 line chorus, 12 line extended verse). Completely up to the first poster, of course.

As for time signatures - quite simply if it's 4/4, then it's four beats in a "bar". 3/4 is 3 beats in a bar. We could go into things like 3/8, 7/8 or even 16/12, but that gets very complicated for those among us who don't know much about time signatures.

It might be best to say "fast song", "slow song" etc. instead of a time signature.

You start, Tal, as it's your thread. Give whatever "rule" you want in the post, and let's see how it goes from there.

[HoopyFrood]

Yeah...you lost me at "3/4 is 3 beats..."

Hence the reason why I gave up Music in year 10.

[Talysia]

Ok, I'm not sure how this'll go, but anyway...!

Let's try a slow song to start. Four line chorus and four line verse, as Lenny suggested. (although if I've made a mistake with it, please feel free to tell me)

The wind brushes my cheek
and stirs my soul.
Whenever it gets bleak
I tend to lose control.

A roaring, bursting gale that blows
and clears out all my senses


(Like I said, I'm not really very good at writing lyrics. Apologies in advance!)

[Lenny]

Okie Dokie.

Time signatures in 30 seconds, with your host, Professor Lenny!

A time signature is made of two parts - a/b.

A is the number of beats per bar.
B is the type of beat in the bar.

Should the number be 4, then it refers to the most common note in music - the crotchet. Beat a steady 4 beats in a bar, not too fast, not too slow, and they will be crotchetts.

One Two Three Four

If the number is 8, then it is a quaver - for every crotchet you beat, instead beat two quavers.

One and Two and Three and Four and

So a time signature of 4/4 would be 4 normal beats a bar.
3/4 is a Waltz time - 3 crotchets a bar.

And that's all there is to it.

[HoopyFrood]

Ah...ok. Right. Still, I think I'm going to sit this one out. Continue making up my twisted Lamb rhymes in my head.

[Talysia]

So did I get it wrong? If I did, could somebody else start? At least then I'll have something to go by. And I might make a better go of it this time.

[Lenny]

Awww. Poor Hoopy.

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Nope you got it right Tal. Although I can't see how the one starting van get it wrong, to be honest.

The wind brushes my cheek
and stirs my soul.
Whenever it gets bleak
I tend to lose control.

A roaring, bursting gale that blows
and clears out all my senses


A wind so cold it chills my nose
It whistles through chain fences.


(The wind brushes my cheek
and stirs my soul.
Whenever it gets bleak
I tend to lose control)


I yearn for home, a blazing fire
To warm my feet and hands beside


By the way, is it a 3 verse, 3 chorus structure? 2 verse and two choruses?

[Talysia]

Oh, we're going with that one, then? Ok, three chorus and three verses sounds good to me.

[HoopyFrood]

Originally Posted by Lenny

Awww. Poor Hoopy.

Don't patronise me, Emu Boy.

[Talysia]

Originally Posted by Lenny

The wind brushes my cheek
and stirs my soul.
Whenever it gets bleak
I tend to lose control.

A roaring, bursting gale that blows
and clears out all my senses


A wind so cold it chills my nose
It whistles through chain fences.


(The wind brushes my cheek
and stirs my soul.
Whenever it gets bleak
I tend to lose control)


I yearn for home, a blazing fire
To warm my feet and hands beside

Instead I face the wind's cruel ire
Turning me to ice inside

(The wind brushes my cheek
and stirs my soul.
Whenever it gets bleak
I tend to lose control)

My journey continues, into the storm
steadfast and alone

[ice.monkey]

searching for a way for me to reform
and for my past atone.


Lyrics a bit heavy for me
not easy to just jump in and post
I don't know if you all agree.
Couplets was where we had fun the most.

Talysia it is your thread
what about a return to that form?
I can cope with that in my head.
Ryhming that even I can perform.