The Biggest Competition Ever 2017 - Volume 2 (Weeks 6-10)

Week 6 - Acrostic (Nov. 13 - Nov. 19)

ACROSTIC

An acrostic is a poem (or other form of writing) in which the first letter (or syllable, or word) of each line (or paragraph, or other recurring feature in the text) spells out a word, message or the alphabet.

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There is a classic example of an acrostic poem written in English by Edgar Allan Poe, entitled simply "An Acrostic"

Elizabeth it is in vain you say

"Love not"—thou sayest it in so sweet a way:

In vain those words from thee or L.E.L.

Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:

Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,

Breath it less gently forth—and veil thine eyes.

Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried

To cure his love—was cured of all beside—

His follie—pride—and passion—for he died.

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Let's see your best acrostic.

There is no theme.

This is a free for all for all of you.

But ....

Special consideration will be given to the most original acrostic.

So use your imagination.

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ALL POEMS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT

OR

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE POEM

********** FORMAT ... (example)**********

Week # & Style ... Week 6, Acrostic

Screen Name ... (YOUR SCREEN NAME) (e.g. PoetsPub)

Poem Title ... Do it Right

Poem ...

Lets have fun

Lets have a blast

Before you know

10 weeks will past

So get in those poems

Please, do it right

Make our job a little easier

or your poems won't see the light

PLEASE FOLLOW THE ABOVE FORMAT PROPERLY

At the end of the ten (10) week period, there will be a two (2) week period for all Poets to send in any straggler Poems from weeks they may have missed.

Then the competition will close and the judges will announce the winners to us and we will post a full list of all the winners.

Each week style will have a separate winner.

(In the case of a Poet winning two different weeks, they will be given credit for the win, but the second place winner will advance to the Poem Write Off. We feel this is fair. The winning Poet will get a bonus poem for each subsequent week, he or she may win, if that situation arises.)

Please check back to this page each week for the newest Challenge, which will be posted on each consecutive Sunday for a ten week period.

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At the end of the ten week competition, the weekly winners will be announced and only those ten winners will advance to the Poem write off for the 2017 Pubber of the Year.

**********REMEMBER**********

Responding to comments made on your entries is mandatory in these contests.

You are required to respond to all comments made.

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