{"id":44203,"date":"2021-07-24T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T20:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=44203"},"modified":"2021-07-24T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T21:03:18","slug":"limerick-off-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2021\/07\/24\/limerick-off-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick-Off Monday \u2013 Rhyme Word: KEY at the end of any one line (Submission Deadline: August 7, 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you\u2019re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ll join me in writing limericks using KEY at the end of any one line.<\/strong> (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)<\/p>\n

The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here\u2019s last week\u2019s Limerick-Off Award Winner<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Additionally,<\/strong> you may write themed limericks<\/strong> related to WRITING STYLES, using any rhyme word.<\/strong> And of course I\u2019ll present an extra award \u2014 one for the best WRITING STYLES<\/strong>-related limerick.<\/p>\n

How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you\u2019re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick<\/em><\/a> article.)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll announce the winners on August 8, 2021,<\/strong> right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you two full weeks<\/strong> to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. <\/strong> (Eastern Time.)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my KEY-rhyme limerick, inspired by “Do-Re-Mi” from “The Sound Of Music”: <\/p>\n

\n

To remember the scale, here’s the key:
\nThink of does, golden sun rays, and me.
\nTry scampering fah
\nAnd sewing — VoiLA!
\nThen return to those does after tea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And here\u2019s my WRITING STYLES-themed limerick:<\/p>\n

\n

To people who try to seem bright
\nVia recondite words, you’re a blight.
\nIt’s pretentious to wax
\nLexiphanic. I’d tax
\nEv’ry fancified phrase that you write.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Please feel free to enter my Limerick-Off by posting your limerick(s) in my comments. And if you\u2019re on Facebook, I hope you\u2019ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.<\/a><\/p>\n

To receive an email alert whenever I post a new Limerick-Off, please email Madkane@MadKane.com Subject: MadKane’s Newsletter<\/a>. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you\u2019re a Facebook user, on Facebook too. I hope you\u2019ll join me in writing limericks using KEY at the end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49,62,53,104,3270,1192,65,352,42,24,2991,103,64,69],"tags":[2482,4942,3271,5009,1263,2424,5571,4973,5568,5570,5569,203,5576],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44203"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44203"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44241,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44203\/revisions\/44241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}