60%-OF-TOTAL-COLLECTIVE-UPVOTES GIVEAWAY!!! – Plus TEN 100% UPVOTES FROM @IGWENTERTAINMENT!
Greetings Steemians & SteemJetters!
Calling all Battle-Ready Poets of Steemit!!
It’s time to STEEMIT up!!!
Introducing…
“BATTLESTAR POETICA!!!!”
(source from Google Images)
PRIZES TO BE WON: 60% of the total collected upvotes in SBD realized in this Contest – plus ten 100% upvotes from 
Are you a Poet? A Spoken-Word specialist? A Rap Artist? A Lyricist? A Lover of Witty Words, Rhymes, Puns, and (or) Satirical Expressions? This is CERTAINLY a place for you to earn some EASY Steem – at the TIP OF YOUR PENS – and in style, too!
HOW?
Simply by participating in the WEEKLY “BATTLESTAR POETICA!” Contest.
OPTIONS: There are 4 Options involved in the Contest –
- “SPACE” Option
- “BEAUTY” Option
- “REALITY” Option
- “WORDS-&-STEEM” Option
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Anybody is eligible to participate. There are no age limits. You have your freedom to your Poetic License. However, no profanity is allowed, or you may be disqualified.
That being said, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of the Contest. You are going to be presented with these 4 Options of BATTLESTAR POETICA! to choose 1 from. However, if you feel you can do all 4 battles, go ahead and choose the 4. If it’s 3 you can battle with, OK! If it’s 2, fine. Otherwise 1 is the minimum choice to make. Let’s take closer looks at the Options:
**"SPACE" Option: **
RULES:
I’m going to “Drop a Bomb!” meaning, I’ll start by introducing the starting 4 lines of the first verse of the poem the Participant will follow. These 4 lines will be rendered in rhymed pattern of couplet (not alternate) rhymes as shown below:
The heights of the sky is my visiting place
I travel both within and out of space
My wagon is hitched to the blazing stars
I’m booked for Peace-Treaty with Warlords of Mars…
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The next 4 lines of couplet rhymes will be rendered by You -- the participant. This is called “Counter-Dropping a Bomb” by the Participant or Contestant.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
- You MUST leave a space between my 4 lines and your 4 lines.
- Your rhymes MUST be in couplet pattern; not in alternate pattern. (Example of couplet pattern rhyme scheme: “place” / “space” / “stars” / “Mars” (or “aabb”) as showcased above. Example of alternate pattern rhyme scheme would be:
Better to discover something
You can hold on to
Than to believe everything
You’ve been told to be true!
(Notice that “something” alternates with “everything” in rhyme scheme, while “to” alternates with “true” (or “abab”) - You MUST leave your Username at the bottom of you “Bomb” just as I did mine.
- Care must be taken as to maintain the flow of the poem which is hinged on space-related issues as suggested by the title: “SPACE.” Deviating from the theme of the poetic flow might disqualify the Contestant.
- Choose your punchiest words and rhymes carefully as to stand a very high chance of scaling through to the next stage of the Contest of which there are 3 stages.
As a rule-of-the-thumb, I will look ANALYTICALLY into every entry. If yours meet up with the flow of my poetic sense of judgment, then I will reply with corresponding “Bomb-Drop!” that is most likely to flow well with your flow of words – to which you will subsequently respond to, and so on…
Should you make it to your 3rd verse (or 3rd stage) of the Contest, then I’ll introduce the final stage which will produce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners; plus 4 Honorable Mentions.
VERY IMPORTANT THOUGHT: Whenever you are countering my “Bomb” always copy my “Bomb” first from the group blog, place it on your OWN blog and insert the title: “SPACE” for Space Option; “BEAUTY” for Beauty Option; “REALITY” for REALITY Option; and “WORDS-&-STEEM” for Words-&-Steem Option. Once I see your entry title, I will know which Option you are enlisting. If you are opting for 4-out-of-4 entries, 3-out-of-4, 2-out-of-2 or 1-out-of-4, go ahead! Just indicate them separately – OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED!
**"BEAUTY" Option: **
RULES:
Just like the “Space” Option, I’m going to “Drop a Bomb!” of 8 lines in a verse in couplet format (ie, aabbccdd) as shown below:
The ugly ones are beautiful inside
That’s the best they can be beside
Being ugly; they strive to please to make up
For their shortcomings; their Drinking Cup
Filled with ingredients of pleasantries
Like contentment, with a practiced sense of humbleness
Planted on the forefront of their manners
Their ugly beauty emanating from their characters…
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The next 8 lines of couplet rhymes will be rendered by the participant. This is called “Counter-Dropping a Bomb” by the Participant or Contestant.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
- You MUST leave a space between my 8 lines and your 8 lines.
- Your rhymes MUST be in couplet pattern; not in alternate pattern.
- You MUST leave your Username at the bottom of you “Bomb” just as I did mine.
- Care must be taken as to maintain the flow of the poem which is hinged on beauty-related issues as suggested by the title: “BEAUTY.” Deviating from the theme of the poetic flow might disqualify the Contestant.
- You MUST leave your Username at the bottom of you “Bomb” just as I did mine.
- Choose your punchiest words and rhymes carefully as to stand a very high chance of scaling through to the next stage of the Contest of which there are 2 stages.
As a rule-of-the-thumb, I will look ANALYTICALLY into every entry. If yours meet up with the flow of mine, then I will reply with corresponding “Bomb-Drop!” that is most likely to flow well with your flow of words – to which you will subsequently respond to, and so on…
Should you make it to your 2nd verse (or 2nd stage) of the Contest, then I’ll introduce the final stage which will produce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners; plus 4 Honorable Mentions.
VERY IMPORTANT THOUGHT: Whenever you are countering my “Bomb” always copy my “Bomb” first from the group blog, place it on your OWN blog and insert the title: “SPACE” for Space Option; “BEAUTY” for Beauty Option; “REALITY” for REALITY Option; and “WORDS-&-STEEM” for Words-&-Steem Option. Once I see your entry title, I will know which Option you are enlisting. If you are opting for 4-out-of-4 entries, 3-out-of-4, 2-out-of-2 or 1-out-of-4, go ahead! Just indicate them separately – OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED!
**"REALITY" Option: **
RULES:
Just like the “Space” & “Beauty” Options, I’m going to “Drop a Bomb!” of 7 lines in a verse in couplet format (ie, aaaaaaa) as shown below:
The way we see Reality
Is truly illusory
Simulated since infancy
We walk, though sighted, but blindly
Through the facts of Falsity
Believing we know, but truly
We know not: that’s Reality!
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The next 7 lines of couplet rhymes will be rendered by the participant. This is called “Counter-Dropping a Bomb” by the Participant or Contestant.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
- You MUST leave a space between my 7 lines and your 7 lines.
- Your rhymes MUST be in couplet pattern (of aaaaaaa); not in alternate pattern.
- You MUST leave your Username at the bottom of you “Bomb” just as I did mine.
- Care must be taken as to maintain the flow of the poem which is hinged on reality-related issues as suggested by the title: “REALITY.” Deviating from the theme of the poetic flow might disqualify the Contestant.
- Choose your punchiest words and rhymes carefully as to stand a very high chance of scaling through to the next stage of the Contest of which there are 2 stages.
As a rule-of-the-thumb, I will look ANALYTICALLY into every entry. If yours meet up with the flow of mine, then I will reply with corresponding “Bomb-Drop!” that is most likely to flow well with your flow of words – to which you will subsequently respond to, and so on…
Should you make it to your 2nd verse (or 2nd stage) of the Contest, then I’ll introduce the final stage which will produce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners; plus 4 Honorable Mentions.
VERY IMPORTANT THOUGHT: Whenever you are countering my “Bomb” always copy my “Bomb” first from the group blog, place it on your OWN blog and insert the title: “SPACE” for Space Option; “BEAUTY” for Beauty Option; “REALITY” for REALITY Option; and “WORDS-&-STEEM” for Words-&-Steem Option. Once I see your entry title, I will know which Option you are enlisting. If you are opting for 4-out-of-4 entries, 3-out-of-4, 2-out-of-2 or 1-out-of-4, go ahead! Just indicate them separately – OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED!
**"WORDS-&-STEEM" Option: **
RULES:
Just like the “Space”, “Beauty” and “Reality” Options, I’m going to “Drop a Bomb!” of 3 lines in a verse in alternate format (ie, aba) as shown below:
You had better dream your own dream
Or someone else will dream it for you –
One sure way is to earn yourself some Steem!
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The next 3 lines of alternate rhymes will be rendered by the participant. This is called “Counter-Dropping a Bomb” by the Participant or Contestant.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
- You MUST leave a space between my 3 lines and your 3 lines.
- Your rhymes MUST be in alternate pattern, NOT incouplet pattern.
- You MUST leave your Username at the bottom of you “Bomb” just as I did mine.
- Care must be taken as to maintain the flow of the poem which is hinged on Steem-related issues as suggested by the title: “WORDS-&-STEEM.” Deviating from the theme of the poetic flow might disqualify the Contestant.
- Choose your punchiest words and rhymes carefully as to stand a very high chance of scaling through to the next stage of the Contest of which there are 3 stages.
As a rule-of-the-thumb, I will look ANALYTICALLY into every entry. If yours meet up with the flow of mine, then I will reply with corresponding “Bomb-Drop!” that is most likely to flow well with your flow of words – to which you will subsequently respond to, and so on…
Should you make it to your 3rd verse (or 3rd stage) of the Contest, then I’ll introduce the final stage which will produce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners; plus 4 Honorable Mentions.
VERY IMPORTANT THOUGHT: Whenever you are countering my “Bomb” always copy my “Bomb” first from the group blog, place it on your OWN blog and insert the title: “SPACE” for Space Option; “BEAUTY” for Beauty Option; “REALITY” for REALITY Option; and “WORDS-&-STEEM” for Words-&-Steem Option. Once I see your entry title, I will know which Option you are enlisting. If you are opting for 4-out-of-4 entries, 3-out-of-4, 2-out-of-2 or 1-out-of-4, go ahead! Just indicate them separately – OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED!
ELIGIBILITY: For you to be eligible to participate in this Contest, you MUST do 4 things:
1. You must Follow
2. You must Re-steem this post
3. You must Upvote this post
4. You must Recommend who you think should win the 1st place apart from yourself. (THIS CAN BE DONE LATER, WHEN OTHER CONTESTANTS START TROUPING IN)
YOU CAN ONLY POST ONE TIME IN ANY OF THE OPTIONS YOU CHOOSE -- SO I SUGGEST YOU MAKE YOUR ONE POST COUNT!
PRIZE
1ST Place: 30% of the votes realized in Steem from this contest;
2nd Place: 20% of the votes realized in Steem from this contest;
3rd Place: 10% of the votes realized in Steem from this contest.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
1ST Honorable Mention: four 100% Upvotes for four of his/her recent posts;
2nd Honorable Mention: three 100% Upvotes for three of his/her recent posts;
3rd Honorable Mention: two 100% Upvotes for two of his/her recent posts;
4th Honorable Mention: one 100% Upvotes for one of his/her recent posts.
FINALLY: This contest will end seven days from the day of posting. In order for your post to be noticed, do tag “contest” and “poetry” as your first two tags. You can tag other tags of your choice afterwards.
Best of luck!
Let the Battle Begin!!!