tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post4288167505952394349..comments2024-03-14T01:32:43.610-06:00Comments on The Geomblog: The limerick I used to introduce Emmanuel CandesSuresh Venkatasubramanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-19392496158426984242010-02-02T11:17:37.720-07:002010-02-02T11:17:37.720-07:00It begs the question, who is the roomate ?
Igor.It begs the question, who is the roomate ?<br /><br />Igor.Igorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474880327699002140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-5383544713326583042010-02-02T09:18:49.743-07:002010-02-02T09:18:49.743-07:00I like it! And I hope once your roommate told it ...I like it! And I hope once your roommate told it to you, you went to sleep rather than staying up another few hours re-arranging a couple syllables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-37172525551122770062010-02-02T04:03:38.143-07:002010-02-02T04:03:38.143-07:00...
realized on reflection
he'd prefer project......<br />realized on reflection<br />he'd prefer projection<br />...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-81501247869075618092010-02-02T00:48:16.578-07:002010-02-02T00:48:16.578-07:00I knew this would happen. :)I knew this would happen. :)Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-8035272707636580222010-02-02T00:46:58.513-07:002010-02-02T00:46:58.513-07:00Very nice!
It doesn't scan perfectly, though....Very nice! <br />It doesn't scan perfectly, though. The fourth line is too long; it should be two feet of three syllables each. How about "But upon reflection, he preferred projection..."?<br /><br />Two other minor flaws:<br />1. The last line begins with three successive unaccented syllables, though each foot is meant to have either the second or third syllable accented. (I think the two options are called anapestic and amphibrachic meters.) "As they better could capture sparse sets" has the right meter, but the word order is atypical.<br />2. The first two lines are one and two syllables too long, respectively. The first can be simply changed to "There was a professor from Caltech", but the second is harder. Omitting "his" before "signals" allows one to save one of the two syllables, but one really needs an alternative to "represented". One option is to use elision while reading "who represented" so it only takes four syllables; in this case, the accent naturally falls correctly on the third syllable `-sent'.<br /><br />Unfortunately it's late, and I can't think of cleaner solutions at this time of night. <br /><br />(And yes, I am excessively pedantic, not just about limericks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com