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Rant Poem ExampleI Hate Homework
As the day grows long and weary My homework begins to parry On the dueling field of procrastination Which unfortunately to my teacher’s fascination Begins to become more Homework is oh such a bore Homework is always a chore Oh how I hate it to my very core Day and night it haunts me Day and night it taunts me It looms over me like a great darkness Even though with my great sharpness It ever grows and piles up like clothes It becomes more than I am and consumes me right away From the second I set foot in this home oh how I fear I shall not live another day But now is the time the time is to be For homework to be done and me to go free Slumber is not easy my mind is never at rest So because of homework I cannot perform my best Homework is a foul and horrible abomination Made from the devil’s own form of creation It causes stress and anger please just take it away Oh how I fear I shall not live another day. One day I know those teachers will pay For assigning so much homework to ruin my day My day becomes more gray As time goes by it seems to fly There’s just so much I want to cry Damian Dauthdaert |
Homework! Oh, Homework!
Homework! Oh, Homework! I hate you! You stink! I wish I could wash you away in the sink, if only a bomb would explode you to bits. Homework! Oh, homework! You're giving me fits. I'd rather take baths with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion alone in the dark, eat spinach and liver, pet ten porcupines, than tackle the homework, my teacher assigns. Homework! Oh, homework! you're last on my list, I simple can't see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink. Homework! Oh, homework! I hate you! You stink! Jack Prelutsky |
How to Write a Rant Poem
By John Biando, eHow Contributor
Poets have long written about the things that vex them. The practice of ranting in poetic verse dates back to at least Ancient Greece, where Homer catches Zeus complaining in The Odyssey: "Mortal men have always put the blame upon us gods!" Though the rant poem is not granted the same canonic acceptance as the sonnet or sestina, rant poetry has flourished from Homer's time to our own.
Rant poetry comes in all shapes and sizes, but it is most commonly defined as a free-verse prose poem written about an exasperating subject. Follow the steps below to be poetic about any subject that aggravates, pesters, or otherwise drives you batty.
By John Biando, eHow Contributor
Poets have long written about the things that vex them. The practice of ranting in poetic verse dates back to at least Ancient Greece, where Homer catches Zeus complaining in The Odyssey: "Mortal men have always put the blame upon us gods!" Though the rant poem is not granted the same canonic acceptance as the sonnet or sestina, rant poetry has flourished from Homer's time to our own.
Rant poetry comes in all shapes and sizes, but it is most commonly defined as a free-verse prose poem written about an exasperating subject. Follow the steps below to be poetic about any subject that aggravates, pesters, or otherwise drives you batty.
- Settle on a single subject that provokes, annoys, exasperates or infuriates you. This subject will be the topic of your rant poem.
- Brainstorm a list of reasons why your subject maddens you. Jot down a list of 10-20 specific details about your subject that drive you bonkers.
- Decide what tone you want your poem to convey. How do you want your poem to make the reader feel? You might want to make them laugh at your misery or cringe at your excruciating details.
- Choose the details from your brainstorm list that you think will stimulate your audience, and craft them into sentences that reflect your tone.
- Break the lines of your poem where it feels appropriate. Prose poems like the rant don't need dramatic line breaks, as they read almost like a short story.
- End your rant poem with the single most annoying complaint from your brainstorm list.