Progress in Poetry: HOMOPHONOUS REVELRIES (Timelessly Rhymeless)

This blogpost will give you more understanding and helpful examples related to a type of creative limerick variation indulged in by the authors. To see the whole spectrum of our efforts, you might want to take the time to review "A Corner of the Poet's World: LIMERICK VARIATIONS".

In some circumstances, identity rhymes, e.g. perverse / reverse, are regarded by critics as "not even rhymes". Our opinion differs. 

CURRENT CONTENTS
Bypassed glitches

Corrective
Deserving

(Hippo's) hip replacement

Identity rhymes

Self-indulgence

Toast to French homophones

Authors' Note: Of course, the concept that bribes would be of benefit to authors submitting to the collaborative website OEDILF (Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Format)is patently nonsensical. There are a certain number of identity rhymes that appear in the database of edited verses there. The prosaic explanation, however, is that these bypassed initial glitches, being rather subtle in comparison with other flaws, are often under-observed and overlooked.

Authors' Note: 

syl: jargon used in the doggerel trade; a short form of syllable

Although the adjective deserving has come euphemistically to be applied to the needy, it classically was applied to people or things that were commendable or admirable.

Author's Note: Hip replacement has become a surgical procedure that is frequently performed in humans, and is making inroads into veterinary practice in dogs and cats. Its role in jungle creatures and zoo inhabitants remains to be developed, parenthetically.

Authors' Note: Instead of the usual A1,A2,B1,B2,A3 pattern. the above verse has lines ending in identity rhymes: A1,A1,B1,B1,A1. Some critics would say that such end-of-line parallel words, e.g. perVERSEely / conVERSEly are not rhymes at all. But when bunched up they have a definite musicality, and can be entertainingly sung at open-mike at a bar. 

PARODY-SONGLINK: 

If you approved of the above poems indulging in homophonic rhymes, you might also enjoy a medley of songs about homonyms that can also be found on these pages. Start by clicking HERE. 

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Grandpa Greg's Advanced Grammar: GREEK PREFIXES #2, in progress

A follow up to January 2022's post "Greek prefixes #1"

previous post (#1)

An-

Apo-

Auto-

Dia-

Dys-

Ecto-

Endo-

Epi-

CURRENT CONTENTS:
Eu-

Hyper- and hypo-

Chiro-

Chrono- 

more to follow

Authors' Note: These names for professional endeavours, derived from the Greek root chiro (hand), have quite different meanings and pronunciations.

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Progress in Poetry: RUN-ON LIMERICKS (A- and B- rhymes):

EXPLANATORY NOTES: 

  Yes, Virginia. There are "limericks" that have more than 5 lines. Readers of our blogs may well have noticed that a fair number of our verses (that otherwise scan and rhyme like traditional limericks) have a single extra line -- we have written and published over 100 of these 6-line "limerick variants". But, here is a compilation of a couple dozen verses in which the process is extended so that we land up with 7 lines rather than 5/6, a new category of verses that we have decided to name "run-on limericks".

  More importantly perhaps, the contentiously egregious concept of extending limerick verses by adding a pair of C-line rhymes (and occasionally even D-line rhymes) to the standard A- and B-line rhymes was introduced by the prophetic work of Irish limericist Seamus O'Malley, as will be discussed in a future blogpost HERE,  with further exemplification in  pair of follow-up post displaying over 20 such verses.

  To assist readers' further understanding of this issue, the C-extension results in an elegant non-standard 7-line verse, which we have called a "LIMERRHOID". One should beware, as not all 7-line limericks are the result of applying O'Malley's modification. Care must be taken not to confuse this process with the less rigorous addition of extra A- or B-rhyme lines, that result in a "Run-On Limerick".

  In the current post, we are displaying our collection of run-on limericks. Most of these involve the A-rhyme lines, i.e. 1,2,5, and now 6 and 7 (A,A,B,B,A,A,A). A smaller group involve the B-line rhymes, i.e. A,A,B,B,B,B,A. And there are even a few that are of mixed type. We admit that we are less proud of these run-ons than we are of the more creative limerrhoids. But we are pleased to let you know that, considering both types, we have authored more than 50 verses in the limerick family that have 7 lines per verse. And all are singable!!!

(the above foursome is awaiting final approval at OEDILF)

Individual terse verses in this collection can be viewed in a larger format, with their relevant "authors' notes", and oftentimes further photographic elaboration, on our companion blogpost "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".

Editorial Update: As of March 2024, you can now view our collection of edifying posts dealing with the C-rhyme extension of limerick verses that results in a 7- or more line entity known as a "limerrhoid".  Click HERE to get started.  

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Cardiologic Tracings: AT HEART, part #1

CURRENT CONTENTS:
Arteriopath
Atrial fibrillation
Bypass grafts
Dipyridamole (stress)
Dobutamine (stress)

Ejection Fraction (left ventricular)
Heart block
Holter monitor
(for continuation, see the link below)

Authors' Note: Atrial fib, also abbreviated to a-fib or AF, is medical jargon for atrial fibrillation. Causes for AF include various heart and lung conditions, particularly valvular heart disease, but half of cases occur spontaneously.

AF may be symptomatic or not, and may be intermittent rather than sustained, particularly in its earlier phase. In any case, it is associated with the formation of clots in the atria of the heart, leading to an increased risk of brain stroke, caused by emboli.

To reduce the risk of stroke, patients with AF may be asked to take blood thinners for life. 

Learn more about atrial fibrillation and its treatment at Wikipedia.

Authors' Note: 

 (dye-puh-RIH-duh-mawl)

(Puhr-SANT-in)

Tests of myocardial flow in the Nuclear laboratory, e.g. gated SPECT, require a stimulus so that the specific radiotracer can be injected at peak blood flow to image the state of heart muscle. Ideally, exercise stress, as with a submaximal treadmill procedure, provides this stimulus, with a high attained heart rate reflecting success. As a backup in those unable to exercise sufficiently, (musculoskeletal or breathing problems, reduced fitness), pharmacologic stress may be used. Dipyridamole, tradename Persantine, is a commonly used agent for this purpose, increasing blood flow optimally, but with little change in heart rate or blood pressure. 

Authors' Note:   The verse above is a companion verse to ”dipyridamole”. 

When doctors want to check whether all areas of heart muscle can increase their blood flow appropriately, they may use certain drugs as helpers; this is particularly true when the patient is unable to perform a submaximal exercise test, often called a Bruce treadmill test, after its inventor. Dobutamine (doh-BYOO-ta-meen), relative of adrenaline, raises heart rate and blood pressure. It's the only drug available for tests which use echocardiography to picture the heart while it is 'under stress', but is a second-choice drug for the nuclear imaging test called gated SPECT. The preferred drug for those tests is one whose primary effect is to dilate arterial blood vessels, increasing the flow to normal heart muscle. Such drugs include dipyridamole and adenosine.

Authors' Note:  In disease states, including those producing congestive heart failure, the ejection fraction of the left ventricle, a measure indicating the strength of contraction, provides important information concerning prognosis (potential outcome) and the need for treatment. 

   The ejection fraction can be measured by echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, or several different nuclear (radio-isotope) techniques. These techniques measure the volume of the ventricle at the end of diastolic (relaxation) and systolic (contraction) phases of the cardiac cycle. Despite the name, the change during systole is generally given in medical jargon as the percent relative change, rather than as a true fraction; e.g. 60% is good, 30% is bad.

If you have had fun with these verses and are not concerned re their pro-arrhythmogenic effect, you could venture to review the second collection of this type; click HERE for part #2. 

Here's a LIST OF LINKS to collections of intriguing poems (over 150 of these!) on medical/dental topics that can now be found on various posts. 

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EXOTIC TRAVEL DESTINATIONS, part #2

 

previously posted poems (part #1)

Air travel

Cappadocia, Turkey

Chania, Crete

Congolese hippodromes

Discount fares to Australia

Ford Ord national monument

Haifa (Holyland)

Hawai'i, US and Haida Gwaii, Canada

CURRENT CONTENTS:

Iceland

Labelle, Florida

Micronesia

Mt. Pleasant, S. Carolina

Nome, Alaska

Swiss Alps

Chemainus, BC (6 verses, a 'brief saga')

photo courtesy of Uncommon Solutions

shoreline of Charleston Harbor,
cruiseship approaching in shipping lane

approachable 'wild' waterfowl,
an attraction at the Shem Creek boardwalk

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BINOMIAL EXPRESSIONS, part #3, in progress

 

previously posted poems

(part #1 - December 5, 2021)

hale and hearty

hug and kiss

food and drink 

first and last

sin and redemption

down and out

betwixt and between

hem and haw

(part #2 - August 5, 2023) 

flotsam and jetsam

by hook or by crook

poop and scoop

bump and grind

birds and bees

flora and fauna

publish or perish

high and dry

CURRENT CONTENTS

Here and there

Echoic binomials (3 verses, a 'brief saga' )

Healthy, wealthy and wise (a trinomial)

SONG-LINK

More to follow

 "Bigger and bigger" in the above collection exemplifies nicely the echoic binomial.

And, it doesn't take too much imagination to guess that the whole enterprise can be extended on occasion to three parallel words (nouns, verbs or adjective).

SONG-LINK

Some musically inclined readers might enjoy a song for which Giorgio took the lyrics for the poem "Echoic Binomials", and adjusted them to fit with the melody of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?".  If interested, click here for "Again and Again". 

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