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Welcome, everyone!

This month I thought we could concentrate on elocution! Learning how to become more persuasive and eloquent speakers when reciting our, and others’ poetry. And perhaps we could touch upon received pronunciation—pronunciation suitable for when we all occasionally enter into more elevated society. We wouldn’t want anyone to… stand out, would we?

What’s that, Mrs. Frankles? No, dear, everybody is not staring at you. Well, I’m sure it was a coincidence. Your Northern accent is charming. Absolutely charming.

Yes.

Moving on! (Quickly.)

So, I thought perhaps we could write the poems first and then work on performing them.



Here is a quotation from Dr. Watson’s work, “The Sign of the Four” to assist with inspiration:

Holmes could talk exceedingly well when he chose, and that night he did choose. He appeared to be in a state of nervous exaltation. I have never known him so brilliant. He spoke on a quick succession of subjects,—on miracle-plays, on medieval pottery, on Stradivarius violins, on the Buddhism of Ceylon, and on the war-ships of the future,—handling each as though he had made a special study of it.



And here as always is the list of poetry forms:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, ballad, barzelletta, beeswing, blackout poetry, blitz poem, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cherita, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, clogyrnach, colour poems, compound word verse, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, débat, décima, descort, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, echo verse, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, enuig, epigram, epistle, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, Fib, florette, found poetry, free verse, ghazal, haiku, hay(na)ku, In Memoriam stanza, Italian sonnet, jueju, kennings poem, lanturne, lies, limerick, line messaging, list poem, lyric poetry, mathnawī, micropoetry, mini-monoverse, musette, nonsense verse, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, puente, quatern, quintilla, renga, rhyming alliterisen, riddle, rimas dissolutas, rime couée, rispetto, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, shadorma, sonnet, stream of consciousness, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, tricube, trine, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle, xenolith

And so, everyone take a deep breath, and express yourself!

Date: 2023-08-31 11:10 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi
We have literally gone through all of canon twice and you still manage to find quotes that are new to me. It's wonderful.

Date: 2023-09-01 08:40 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi
Ah ha! ACD really had a weakness for describing buildings, I think, almost to point of personification.

Date: 2023-09-01 08:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] smallhobbit
I fail to see the problem
If I drop an aitch or two
Mr 'Olmes knows wot I'm saying
If I call round to meet with you

So wot if no-one finks
I'm one of them posh birds
Just 'cos I 'aven't got
Their RP way wiv words!

Date: 2023-09-01 08:43 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi
Oh my goodness. This should definitely be included in the revival of My Fair Lady.

Date: 2023-09-01 08:48 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] smallhobbit
Better than any old rain in Spain!

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