CITIES OF THE WORLD ~ An ABCDarian Poem !

BRIAN & ANGELA

THE ORWELL BRIDGE ~ IPSWICH SUFFOLK (UK) ~ AWESOME 

 

Athens and Berlin and Cuzco

Dungannon ~ Essen and Frenso

Granada ~ Houston and Ipswich

Jarrow ~ Kirov and Limerick ! 

Mecca ~ Natal and Oporto

Paris ~ Quebec and Reggio

Spokane ~ Torquay and Ullapool

Vladivostok and Wuppertool

Xian and Yunnan and Zapan !

Thanks for "visiting" ~ coments welcome ~ Love BRIAN

 

STRUCTURE:  ABCDarian (Alphabet) Poems are fun and

are often just a list ~ Q X & Z always present a problem !

In the case of Cities Q X & Z are not a problem therefore

I decided to invoke two important elements that give any

Poem its FLOW ~ I am a Performance Poet. These key

elements are Rhyme & Rhythm !  Each line is written in

Iambic Tetrameter (8 syllables per line) and the Rhyme

Pattern is Rhyming Doublets (aa bb cc etc). Some of the

Rhymes are (whaat we call) HALF RHYMES (Cuzco and

Frenso etc)  There are only nine lines (to accommodate

26 Cities) so the final line has Internal Rhyme ! To keep

the Rhythm and the Flow.  I hope this helps the READER

to understand how the poem was constructed ~ XOXOX   

 

  • Author: BRIANSODES (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 8th, 2018 04:50
  • Category: Reflection
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  • Michael Edwards

    Great flow in this and do like the form - super work Brian.

    • BRIAN & ANGELA

      THANKS MICHAEL ~ For me Flow & Recitibility is the most important factor in a Poem. We have to remember the Oral Tradition and the use of Poetry to pass the SAGAS to the next Generation ORCHI (Steve) will remember ! In my opinion the best and most consistent poet on MPS is FAY ~ Her poems always have an appropriate VISUAL ~ They always scan and often Rhyme as well ! Pleased you enjoyed my attempt at FLOW & GO ~ Yours BRIAN

    • orchidee

      A fine write Brian. Relatively easy to think of Quebec for Q. Dunno about Wuppertool - where is it? How about Wapping Town (for syllables fit) instead?! lol.

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Thanks STEVE ~ Pleased you got the gist of the structure of the Poem ~ iambic tetrameter gives it flow and the Rhyme / Half Rhyme makes it more recitable ! So in the Poem C & F ~ I & L ~ O & R ~ U & W had to rhyme or half-rhyme ~ OK Hence ULLAPOOL (Which is in Scotland) and WUPPERTOOL which is in LA LA LAND ~ Thought you would have known that ! Yours BRIAN

        • orchidee

          I been looking for Wuppertool on a map for hours! lol.

        • Christina8

          Very good Brian! I wish I was as creative! That bridge looks wonderful but scary to cross...lol!! Great form! Sisterly hugs-Christina

          • BRIAN & ANGELA

            THANKS CHRIS ~ At SCHOOL I majored in English Literature & Poetry so we wear taught all the Principles of Classic Poetry and the importance of Rhyme & Rhythm which is always evident in your Poems # The secret id to have an idea like an Alphabetical List of Towns and then fit it (that's the difficult part !) into a framework of Rhyme & Rhythm ~ OK Pleased you liked the BRIDGE (it is closed when it's windy) Our Counties in the UK are like US States but 40 times smaller ! I live in ESSEX and to get into the neighbouring COUNTY (SUFFOLK) I have to cross that Bridge ~ Angela & I will be crossing it on Saturday to visit Friends ! YOURS BRIAN Friday Night is ANGELA NIGHT ~ so will talk tomorrow ! Hugs from BROTHER BRIAN "Essex Boy"



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