| General Poetry posted February 21, 2020 |
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An artist or decorators dilemma
Horror-vacui
by JLR
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Obscure Word 7-9-7 writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt Ladies and Gentlemen (and all other members to whom these monikers may not apply!): it's time once again for the Obscure Word 7-9-7! Find a word that truly exists but that, for some reason or another, has been out of the mainstream -- and bring it back for us! ;) Or it can be a new one that has wormed its way into the younger vocabulary enough to be put into the Urban Dictionary!! ;) Your choice! Your poem should be of the format: First Line -- 7 syllables Second Line -- 9 syllables Third Line -- 7 syllables It should highlight/explain/define an obscure word** for us and really make us want to use it the next time we compose an offering whether it be prose or poetry! :) Remember, keep it mostly clean (know that's difficult for some of you out there, but it IS only 23 syllables so I'm sure you can manage it!) and impress us! :-) :-) BE SURE to include a COMPLETE definition of your obscure word** in your author notes. Make it fun, make it intriguing, but, most of all, make us want to vote for yours!! LET THE OBSCURITY BEGIN!! :) **Due to their over-appearance in previous contests, the following words are hereby OFF-LIMITS: Crapulence Huckmuck Gwenders Panglossian |
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Obscure word 7/9/7
HORROR VACUI
The dislike some people have of leaving an empty space anywhere, like on a wall or in furnishing a room, is called horror vacui, a Latin term originally adopted into English in the mid-19th century to refer to the tendency of some artists to fill every square inch of their paintings or artworks with detail.
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The dislike some people have of leaving an empty space anywhere, like on a wall or in furnishing a room, is called horror vacui, a Latin term originally adopted into English in the mid-19th century to refer to the tendency of some artists to fill every square inch of their paintings or artworks with detail.
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