(I wish I had a picture of a cake to put here...)
Meter…
If you are writing a picture book manuscript that has rhyme in it, does every stanza need to have the same meter throughout the book? Could the meter vary as long as opposite page has the same meter? I’m totally stuck!
The pans I will cover with oil and flour, (9)
Pour in the batter, bake for an hour. (9)
I’ll frost it all over and add a flower, (11)
Above my head this grand cake will tower. (11)
Any suggestions?
thats why i dont write PBs :)
ReplyDeleteI wish I could help; like Shelli, I don't write PBs (or poetry). With flowers and cake, though, how could you go wrong?
ReplyDeleteShelli--Thanks for stopping in. :)
ReplyDeleteJennie--Hopefully I'll figure it out...Thanks for stopping by today.
Sorry - I don't know anything about meter. I love your flower picture, though! Madeline and I decorated her first communion cake today, I could have emailed you a picture.
ReplyDeleteSusan--Thanks, most of my favorite pictures are from Costa Rica. I hope Madeline's cake doesn't get eaten before Sunday...
ReplyDeleteI can't help either, but I do lend my sympathy. I'm sure a PB'r will stop by soon and save you.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you always have to have the same meter (or is it metre? I forget) Anyway, Dr. Seuss will switch it up from page to page sometimes, and if Seuss can do it, so can you!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
Shelley
MG--Thanks for hoping a PB'r stops by. :)
ReplyDeleteShelley--Did MG ask you to stop by? You made me panic: meter or metre? I googled it, it's okay. :) Thanks for your input!
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely rhyming poem! Having been through a poem writing section of my course, I'm still none the wiser! But there are types of syllabic lengths per stanza that could be repeated or varied as well as types of stanzas that can be used. So really basically, so long as there's a rhythm within a type of poetic form, Bob's yer uncle!
Gosh. Am I even making sense? Probably not! LOL!
Good luck with this - it's really very good and very sweet!
Take care
x
i'm a big stickler for meter, so i would say they need to be identical.
ReplyDeleteBut that's just me.
Kitty--Thanks for sharing what you've learned. :)
ReplyDeleteFalen--I guess that means I should break out the full-caf and get busy...
Sharon, I think I'd agree with Falen. I think you'll be happier with the flow if they match. :)
ReplyDeleteBTW, I gave you the Prolific Blogger Award if you'd like to accept it. :) Thanks for the great blog!
Amy--I got a lot closer today. It's amazing how hard writing a poem/pb with a storyline can be...
ReplyDeleteAn award for me! Thanks, you are so sweet!
I read your magazine story. It's lovely :o)
ReplyDeleteDo you remember rhyme and meter patterns from school: aa bb; abab; abc abc?
ReplyDeleteWhen you want your meter tight, like letters should have the same count. So a's can be one thing; b's can be another; c's can be another.
You go girl!!
Happy Easter! Have a great weekend!
Hope the writing is going well and hope you have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteNiki--Thanks, I'm glad you liked my story. :)
ReplyDeleteP.J.--I guess my pattern is aa. Thanks for the reminder. You have a nice Easter too!
Ocean--Struggling, but it's getting better. Thanks...You have a good one too!
Sharon - we had her first communion last night, on Thursday. Whew - that would have been one stale cake! And I love the new picture again!
ReplyDeleteSusan--I read that on facebook...I just figured it would be on Sunday. I love switching up the pictures on here. I'm glad you like this one. Grandad took Katherine and me to this pub in the countryside the last time we were in England.
ReplyDeleteI'm like Shelli--that's exactly why I avoid pbs!
ReplyDeleteBeth--Thanks for stopping in and congratulations on your good news!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment and have a wonderful Easter Day from Blogging From A to Z April Challenge
ReplyDeleteI admire those who can write PB. I've never been able to say anything in less than 40,000 words...
ReplyDeleteuh oh.
ReplyDeletei have no idea.
but on another note -- PB don't always have to rhyme, do they..?
hehe best of luck with your work!!
Lee--How did you get a link imprinted into your comment? I hope you have a nice Easter too.
ReplyDeleteNora--I REALLY REALLY want to publish a picture book. Some of my favorite parenting and teaching times involved picture books. I want to give that feeling to someone else with my words. :)
Tahereh--The other pb manuscripts I've written don't have rhyme, but this one about baking a cake works...I can visualize the over-the-top illustrations that will go with it. Thanks for stopping by. :)
Your photograph is beautiful! I don't know much about writing, sorry! Happy Easter!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't write poetry, so my two cents worth would be fairly useless!
ReplyDeleteHowever, you can't go wrong with cake and flowers - can you? No, I don't think you can :)
Best of luck, Sharon :)
I'm not sure about the rules either, but I think it sounds close enough here. I love this!
ReplyDeleteKathleen--Thanks for stopping by! My favorite pictures come from Costa Rica...
ReplyDeleteWendy--Thanks for the encouragement...
LiLa--Thanks. :) I think it will be a cute pb if I can get it perfect.