Blog Entries from OJB

  1. Meter: A study of Idylls of the King, Part 1: An Introduction

    Welcome to my 14 part study of Idylls of The King, written by Lord Alfred Tennyson. This study is part of a larger whole in where I am explaining and exploring Metrical Writing. Here is the Start of my Meter study for those wanting to learn about Metrical writing: [URL]https://www.writingforums.org/entry/a-study-of-metrical-writing-part-1-introduction.63871/[/URL] Idylls of the King tells the story of the Rise and Fall of King Arthur and is written in Blank Verse (unrhyming Iambic Pentameter.) The...
  2. A study of Metrical Writing, Part 6: The Caesura, an Introduction.

    Before we can move onto the more advanced aspects of Meter, we need to talk about the Caesural pause. I see a lot of confusion when talking about the Caesural pause, but it is rather simply: It is when there is a pause in the Rhythm of a line due to a punctuation mark. In other words, just like how you pause when reading prose when you hit punctuation, you do also in Verse. The reasons that this is important will be discussed further in depth later, but to give you an answer now, When you...
  3. A study of Metrical Writing, Part 5: Self-Discipline

    Hello, Today I wanted to talk about Self-Discipline in terms of writing meter. Last Blog entry I talked about self-imposed restrictions that you should place upon yourself when writing Meter, but before you can even do that, you first must master writing Basic Blank verse (Iambic Pentameter without Rhyme.) How? In the strictest sense, one should learn how to write Iambic Pentameter using NO substitutions or Variations, and make sure each line is its own Syntaxial unit (no enjambment.)...
  4. A study of Metrical Writing, Part 4: Self-restriction.

    Welcome to part 4 of this study, and today we will be discussing the importance of self-restriction in terms of Meter. In the last post, we discussed the variations and substitutions that can be used with Iambic Pentameter. I'd like to now introduce the idea of 'Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.' I have no doubt what I am about to say will 'upset' a few people, but this statement is true no matter what form or creative writing you do: True artistic achievement...
  5. A study of Metrical Writing, Part 3: Variations and Substitutions

    Welcome to part 3 of our study on Metrical writing. Today we will be looking at Variations and Substitutions that appear in Iambic Pentameter. If one was to write page after page of strict Iambic Pentameter, the 'sound' of the poem or story would become monotonous. Thankfully, there are a few Variations and Substitutions you can insert in to give your Metrical writing a bit of variation. A few rules first. 1. Your first line/sentence needs to be strict IP (Iambic Pentameter) in order to...
  6. A study of Metrical Writing, Part 2: The Arguement against Rhyme

    Welcome to part 2 of our study on Metrical writing. Today we will be looking at two things: Muti-syllable words vs 1 Syllable words, and how they work with each other in terms of meter, and we will be looking at Rhyme. So last time we talked about how Metrical writing is where you place stressed and unstressed syllables in a certain order to create a Rhythm in your writing. We are right now looking at Iambic Pentameter, the most used form of Metrical writing in English. Here is an example...
  7. A study of Metrical Writing, Part 1: Introduction.

    Hello, I've been getting a fair amount of questions on Metrical writing and I thought it would be wise to start a blog series on the subject. While I had planned on doing Theme Next, I have a love for Metrical Writing and would really like to dive into this very complex and academic subject. (@Lifeline @Stormburn @zoupskim @MulberryWriter @Arktaurous34 I've tagged you cause you've all had some interest in Meter.) I NEED TO STRESS two things. 1. This study only pertains to ENGLISH Metrical...
  8. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 18, A recap.

    Having dove into 16 of Clive Barker's short stories has so far been an experience, and we still have 15 more short stories to go before we start diving into his larger works! I wanted to reaffirm and go over what we have learned so far by studying Clive Barker. 1. The Use of personification. Describing a scene (like a city, or a mountain, or forest) always seemed dull to me to write and read. What I love about Clive Barker's style is that he uses personification when he describes a...
  9. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 17, Human remains.

    Summary: Human Remains tells the story of Gavin, a male prostitute that finds himself being stalked by a doppelganger. The story begins with him being picked up by a male client and taken back to an apartment. There he discovers a human-sized statue in the tub. The statue comes alive and begins to follow Gavin, slowly adapting his habits and physical features. The story ends with Gavin leaving town, letting his doppelganger take over his identity. Notes: This story is really amazing;...
  10. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 16, Scape-Goats

    Summary: A group of young adults finds themselves stranded on an island (which is actually a burial mound for those who died at sea during the Wolrd Wars) and begin to explore. During their exploration, they find sheep fenced up. One of the men, while drunk, kills one of the sheep and causes the spirits on the ghost to rise. The Ghost kills the group. Notes: I don't consider this to be the best story in Books of Blood, but it does serve as a great example of how to write a ghost/monster...
  11. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 15, Confessions of a Shroud

    Summary: Confessions of a Shroud tells the story of Ronnie Glass, an accountant who finds out that three of his clients are running an illegal pornographic business. After trying to end their relationship, his clients frame him for running the illegal business, hence, ruining his career. Ronnie buys a gun and kills two of the three men before the third client figures out what is going on and kills Ronnie. Ronnie, determined to get his revenge even after death, possess a shroud, hunts down...
  12. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 14, Rawhead Rex.

    Welcome to part 14 of my study on Clive Baker. Today we will be looking at Rawhead Rex, a monster story. Summary: In the small town of Zeal, England, a farmer removes large stone on his land (which his father had warned him not to do) and releases a monster that was buried under it (Rawhead Rex). Rawhead Rex goes on a rampage killing families and eating children. The MC Ron, whose son is eaten by Rawhead Rex, searches for a way to defeat the rampaging monster. He learns from the town's...
  13. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 13, Son of Celluloid

    Summary: The son of Celluloid starts off with a man named Barberio running from the police after killing one of them. Barberio alludes police and hides in a theater room between the projection screen and the back wall. There he dies from Cancer. (Now this is where the story gets a little hard to follow), the emotional energy left behind by thousands of viewers over the years gives the cancerous tumor sentience, turning it into a shape-shifting monster. The monster has the ability to not only...
  14. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 12, New murders in the Rue Morgue.

    Welcome to Part 12 of my study on Clive Barker. Today we will be looking at his short story, New murders in the Rue Morgue. Summary: The story begins when Lewis (the MC) receives a call from his life long friend Catherine and flies to Paris. There he learns that Catherine's brother Philipe has been arrested for murder. We also learn that Lewis is related to C. Auguste Dupin, the man who solved the original murders in Rue Morgue and told his story to Eager Allan Poe about the killer ape....
  15. Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 11, Skins of the Fathers.

    Summary: Skins of the Fathers tells the story of how the town's people of Welcome, Arizona react when a parade of monsters makes their way through the desert outside their town. The monsters are on their way to collect a child that was produced after they gang raped a woman five years earlier. The town's people, in a rather red-neck fashion, gathers an armed mob who plan on shooting and 'lynching' the monsters. The story ends when they town's people are killed after the monsters use a type...
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