Octosyllabic Rhymed Couplets
RAINBOW - Rhymed Couplets
Italics for heraldic latin
Attend all, East! And hear her roar!
This! Our Rosalie Jane Blackmoore
Weaving trim for battle array
Displaying fine form as they slay
Engagement with Polearm! Ax!
Finding all the opponents’ cracks
Silver Tyger Do We adorn
This fighter with mettle and thorn
Argent, two double-bitted axes in saltire sable between three roses proper
Matthias and Feilinn, Royal
Majesties run this fine cabal
As per auspices of King and Queen
In the Barony An Dubhaigeainn
Done this day at St Andrew's
Amongst this crowd of Tyger Blue
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Third Bloom
Another scroll that didn’t have much additional research. But what was inside it really represents one of the beauties of using the octosyllabic rhyming couplets verse form.
Attend all, East! And hear her roar!
This! Our Rosalie Jane Blackmoore
I had not intended to start with the opening couplet naming the recipient. That change happened later in the writing process. It shows that nothing is set in stone and anyone working in the creative process may erase and correct and completely rearrange what they are working on before the final product is shown.
Weaving trim for battle array
Displaying fine form as they slay
The recommendation specifically mentioned the effort the recipient was putting into their kit. They are weaving trim to adorn their battle tunics. Presentation on the battlefield is as important as the armor in some ways!
Engagement with Polearm! Ax!
Finding all the opponents’ cracks
Pole arm and Ax were specifically cited as the recipient’s preferred weapons. The axes even appear on their arms.
Silver Tyger Do We adorn
This fighter with mettle and thorn
The naming of the award being given and another reference to roses. Albeit not by name. The thornes of the rose are just as important as the petals. Even more so in a fighting award.
Argent, two double-bitted axes in saltire sable between three roses proper
Their arms are included as written. The heraldic latin is ne’er to be touched!
Matthias and Feilinn, Royal
Majesties run this fine cabal
Royal/Cabal is not what I would call a full hit rhyme, but a clever herald will make it work in the performance/recitation of the scroll in court.
To get started in the writing process this couplet was written first. Initially this was to start the scroll. As the writing evolved, though, I moved this couplet to the end, so the immediately following rhyme could be Queen/An Dubhaigeainn
As per auspices of King and Queen
In the Barony An Dubhaigeainn
I know that I have used this rhyme before. It is a solid one and appropriate to the entire piece. It's the rest of the words that are always going to be different and specific to the recipient.
Done this day at St Andrew's
Amongst this crowd of Tyger Blue
Oops a rhyme with a possessive and a singular. Ah well, it works for the scroll and that’s what’s important.
This was a fun piece to work on.There are some rhymes that end up getting used more than once across different scrolls, the required information of an award document lends itself towards repetition, but the other words in the couplet or whatever rhyme pattern I am using do contribute towards its originality for each recipient. That challenge is what keeps writing these interesting and fun!
East Kingdom Gazette - Court Of Their Majesties Matthias And Æsa Feilinn at St. Andrew Enters York with a Brave Heart
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