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Silly Sonnets

March 11, 2010
By MMM__ BRONZE, Parlin, New Jersey
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I do not like writing sonnets; they're dumb-
The rhyme scheme is impossible to use.
Who cares that Shakespeare used these poems well,
Iambic Pentameter I don't choose.

I understand the stressed and unstressed marks,
But their purpose I really just can't see;
Poems are not supposed to be like that.
They are better if they are simply free.

My teacher said sonnets are like a horse
That clops its hooves up and down on the ground.
Yet still I wonder what's the point of this
If horse's hooves don't really make that sound

These sonnet things are truly not for me;
The very thought of them just makes me groan.
It is unnatural to write that way.
I doubt if I shall ever write my own.

© Preston M., Galesburg, IL

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This article has 5 comments.

Kuninkiat said...
on Jun. 19 2012 at 10:39 am
I agree in excess! Sonnets are ridiculously painful to write, in my opinion. You, however, did a remarkable job with it. ;) Keep it up! (okay, maybe not the sonnet thing, but writing in general!)
Countrylife4 GOLD said...
on Sep. 28 2011 at 6:38 am
Countrylife4 GOLD, Maine
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Someday soon we&#039;re gonna catch that dream we&#039;ve been chasing&quot;<br /> &quot;Seven days without a horse makes one weak.&quot;<br /> &quot;The worst part of riding is when you dismount.&quot;<br /> <br /> Insult my clothes, I say, &ldquo;Okay, thanks for the compliment.&rdquo;<br /> Insult the way I look, I say, &ldquo;Thanks for notifying me.&rdquo;<br /> Mock me and say riding isn&rsquo;t a sport, and I&rsquo;ll say,&rdquo;You say that &rsquo;cause you can&rsquo;t ride.&rdquo; But before you make fun of my horse, make sure you have &ldquo;911&Prime; on your speed dial.

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That was awesome! :)
Cripsee said...
on Jul. 2 2011 at 11:34 pm
Hahaha! I truly laughed while reading this. Amazing job :)
MMM__ BRONZE said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 9:38 am
MMM__ BRONZE, Parlin, New Jersey
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Thank you for the nice comment and rating! I actually didn't write it for class, I just thought it would be funny to kind of mock the whole thing xD 
CountryGothic GOLD said...
on Mar. 29 2010 at 11:38 am
CountryGothic GOLD, Somersworth, New Hampshire
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&quot;Once something has been said, it cannot be said in other words.&quot; -Aristotle

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Let me take a little guess...you wrote this for class. Well, even though you don't like sonnets and never will write one on your own, I love this and should like to at least see more of different styles than sonnet if that best suites you :)