What poetry form am I?

[avram]

I am the sonnet, never quickly thrilled; Not prone to overstated gushing praise Nor yet to seething rants and anger, filled With overstretched opinions to rephrase; But on the other hand, not fond of fools, And thus, not fond of people, on the whole; And holding to the sound and useful rules, Not those that seek unjustified control. I'm balanced, measured, sensible (at least, I think I am, and usually I'm right); And when more ostentatious types have ceased, I'm still around, and doing, still, alright. In short, I'm calm and rational and stable - Or, well, I am, as much as I am able. What Poetry Form Are You?

Comments

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

Hmmph. The Italian sonnet is a *much* more emotional form.

Ooh, fun!

[cheshyre]

I just posted the full answer in my journal, but I'm Ottava rima -- a poetry form I don't think I ever heard of before.

Thanks!

yeah seriously.

[cthulhia]

Terza rima, with Ottova rima as a second choice. I know neither of these folks. I think they're Italian.

But, hopefully, such a literati quiz contains no overt errors in spelling or language, which makes it unique.

[supergee.livejournal.com]

I am likewise the sonnet. I thought it was womzilla who was supposed to be your evil twin.

[avram]

Mike Ford also got sonnet, and of course responded in kind.

[bigscary.livejournal.com]

Took it a while ago, got Heroic Couplet.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Mine were pretty different, I thought: terza rima and triolet. No, not that different now that I read them again. Sheesh.

[drcpunk.livejournal.com]

Seems I'm Heroic Couplets, and if I weren't, I'd be Blank Verse.