Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Cinquain - "Deriding"

Deriding,

succinctly,
in debate class,
to feed my fragile ego.
Sweaty palms on the podium:
I listen intently to the faults of your speech.



Deriding, (title -ing +MV)

succinctly, (fun adverb)
in debate class, (simple prep. phrase)
to feed my fragile ego. (verb-inf. phrase the corrected part)
Sweaty palms on the podium: (noun)
I listen intently to the faults of your speech. (adv. clause)

7 Comments:

At 11:55 PM, Blogger Miss Marjie said...

I don't know if you saw my response to Brita's post, but I think the fourth line (feeding my fragile ego) should be an infinitive verb phrase starting with "to."

 
At 12:04 AM, Blogger Miss Marjie said...

Also, the description of "succinctly" as a "fun adverb" is great. I don't believe I read about that category in the book. The book should have a whole chapter devoted to fun adverbs.

 
At 7:28 AM, Blogger Jenni said...

I really like your noun phrase!

 
At 9:15 AM, Blogger max said...

And now I make a plug for one of my favorite books: "Adverbs" by Daniel Handler, of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" fame.

It's a really fun book. You might even call it a Fun Adverbs!

 
At 9:37 AM, Blogger jeremytd said...

I like "succinctly" and the noun phrase. "Deriding" seems to give the poem a sinister twist, while "fragile ego" and "sweaty" seem to inadvertently make mention of your humanity.
tre interesante.

 
At 1:08 PM, Blogger Jason said...

Reminds me of when I gave my first speech. Very picturesque.

 
At 4:21 PM, Blogger Britta said...

This is a very realistic cinquain, and agreeing with Marjie, the infinitive verb is 'to feed' (I think).

 

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