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[-] Ashelyn 47 points 2 years ago

Hot take:

Every time I see a Doctor Seuss parody that doesn't respect the very strict meter that made his stuff flow so well, it's always followed by about five minutes of me trying to fix it and then stopping because that was supposed to be the author's responsibility. You can sneak in an extra syllable here or there, and there will be situations where it's ambiguous based on word pronunciation, but any more than two syllables off and you should've workshopped it some more.

Take all of these matters most seriously
The gravest of grave should be clear
To step out of meter where any could see
Will only get side-glancing sneers

And who, then, shall patch up this unfinished road
Assembled with half-baked word stones?
'Tis not my intent but I think it's best flowed
With a concrete from Onceler's old bones

[-] fogstormberry 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd say poor meter is in the creative realm of stick figures. its a valid shortcut to make a point or punchline. but I can understand why it bothers you

[-] Ashelyn 5 points 2 years ago

Very well put, better than I could have said it myself

[-] BoBTFish@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

Since when does twat rhyme with not?

[-] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 19 points 2 years ago

In the US, they both use the same ending sound which is similar to "aht". So "Twaht" and "naht" sound like they rhyme.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

In American accents it does. Does it rhyme with "cat" where you live?

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

"How about some scat, you little twat?"

[-] Denjin@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago

Americans pronounce it twot like a bunch of twats

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

I'll make sure you're not living much longer. You're not."

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Mother Nature might not win. Mother Nature could theoretically die completely. But that's when Father Outer Space takes over the planet.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Mother Nature and Father Outer Space have nothing on Grandaddy Particle Physics

Just take a look at Wikipedia's timeline of the far future. Only one subject survives longer than 10^36 years

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Wikipedia’s timeline of the far future

That was a far-out read, thanks. I was all hyped about the Andromeda Galaxy merging with the Milky Way, until I realized that humanity would be extinct or highly speciated.

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago

Bold move, threatening the guy that's holding an axe

[-] ililiililiililiilili@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Bro, he's a fucking Lorax.

[-] alansuspect@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago
[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Ever wonder what happened to the other Loraxes? We're about to find out...

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