The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99314   Message #1982342
Posted By: Bert
28-Feb-07 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: Need ideas for prosody workshop
Subject: RE: Need ideas for prosody workshop
One of the problems creating a line that flows nicely is that often one gets stuck with a particular rhyme.

When that happens to me, what I try to do is create a picture of the verse in my mind. Then I'll add props to the picture and choose one of the props to create a different rhyme.

For example, the first verse of 'Kiss for the Road' goes...

On the night that we first fell in love
we kissed 'neath the stars up above
By your front porch light as we said goodnight
you gave me a kiss for the road.


The front porch sets the scene for the verse and the porch light is just one prop that you could put on the porch. Others might be the door, the steps, a barbecue, (Could have been a back porch if necessary) potted plants, railings or even a dog.

The more possibilities that you have for your verse the easier it is to make it flow.