RECAP:
A is the Adding machine Lureen favoured
B is for Bettermost Beans -- bacon flavoured?
C is the Croppie house down by the lake.
D is the Dancing that husbands forsake
E is for Ewe, a female that's ovine.
F is for Football -- L.D. was out of line.
G is for Grab on, or that bull will throw you
H is for handsome like Jack and Ennis two
I is for "If I had three hands I could...."
J is for tire iron Justice which Ennis understood
K is the King of the Rodeo with his Queen
L is a Line hung with laundry scrubbed clean
M is a Motel with a vacant room.
N is the Night, by the light of full moon.
O is an Off-ramp on love's open highway
P is the Price they had to pay.
Q is the Quarrel 'bout going to work
R is the Rednecks at the fireworks.
S is the Saddle catalogue Ennis favored reading.
T is dad's cruel Teaching Ennis kept heeding
U is Upstairs, to the del Mar apartment.
V is Jack's Value to the Combine Department
W is "Whooo-ee!" Jack was fond of exclaiming
X is eXtreme joy of lost love reclaiming
Y is the Yips of coyotes when Jack bellows
Z is all Jack's Zany antics to make Ennis mellow
Rule Review:
Write the rhyme in present tense ("A is ...")
This is an "ABCdarium" constructed in ominous/portentious/even licentious rhymed couplets. The letters X and Z are particularly challenging in this format and are allowed a "cheat." The cheated word must contain the letter, the sound of the letter must be a major feature in how the word is pronounced, and it must be capitalized within the word. ("X is eXchange...")
"Half-rhymes" are acceptable ( fence / sent)
Key words use in other cycles can be used again, but the couplet made with it must be different.
To keep us better on track note the following:
A rhymes with B
C rhymes with D
E rhymes with F
G rhymes with H
I rhymes with J
K rhymes with L
M rhymes with N
O rhymes with P
Q rhymes with R
S rhymes with T
U rhymes with V
W rhymes with X
Y rhymes with Z
26 letter of the alphabet = 13 pairs of couplets
