#shrpgtask24

The following will be receiving points for completing SHRPGTASK24 ! 

Nadia: 4,000pts

Gianna: 2,000pts 

Sharna: 4,000pts

Vic: 2,000pts

Aiden: 2,000pts

Renee: 2,000pts 

Quiet, Little Brother

I’m begging you not to cry

It’s better when I sing for you

A goodnight lullaby

I see me when I look at you

Your eyes, your nose and hair

But then I look in closer still

And I see Dad in there

I see him in the bruise, the scar

The fresh ones from yesterday

I share those with you, Little Brother

And every night I pray

I hope he chooses me tonight

Perhaps he’ll let you sleep

He scares me so and I can’t explain

I can’t have you think I’m weak 

So tonight I leave you, Little Brother

I hope that you sleep sound

I pray that father drinks too much

Before we end up in the ground

Sun or Moon?

Light or Dark?

Up or Down?

Life of Death?

Stay or Leave?

Play or Watch?

Do or Don’t?

Joy or Sorrow?

Vodka or Rum?

Sniff or Blow?

Better or Worse?

Mania or Depression?

Wait!

Stop!

No!

I need more lines.

Green Light or Red Light?

Keep Going or Give Up?

Exist or Disappear?

No Control.

po·et·ry

ˈpōətrē/

noun

literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.

Whether it be nursery rhymes or Shakespeare, we all at one time or another were exposed to the beautiful art that is poetry. We were lectured on the importance of the art, how it shows emotion and detail through words, and the finding of connections to not only our lives, but the lives of characters in novels, movies, or just day to day things. That’s what this task is all about; Connections. 

THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR THIS TASK! :) 

OPTION ONE: 

Your job is to find a poem (NOT WRITTEN BY YOU!) that you feel accurately connects with your character. It can be long, it can be short, it can be silly, it can be serious, it can be old fashioned, or it can be modern- it can be by someone on tumblr, or by a famous poet- any poem written by someone OTHER than yourself! 

Your task post can be laid out however you want. You can include the lines of a poem throughout a self-para, paste the poem and analyze it, break down the poem’s structure, each word, phrase, and connect it directly to your character- any way you want! 

Your post MUST include: 

Your selected poem (Obviously)

The author of the poem and/or a link to the poem 

 At least of 1-2 paragraphs (or 10-15 sentences) of your writing/connecting it to your character. (but we highly encourage you to do more- ESPECIALLY if you’re taking the self-para route!)

A heading that says:  SHRPGTASK24- “Name of Poem” 

A SHRPGTASK24 tag 

This task will be worth 2,000 points PER CHARACTER! You are more than welcome to find more poems and do this again and again for your character- but you will only be receiving points for one of the task posts!

OPTION TWO: 

You must write a poem that is connected to your character! Whether it be their past, their present, their desired future, their personality, their disorder, their relationships- whatever! It can be something they wrote, from a third person view, from your view as their mun- let your little writer heart do as it pleases! 

Your post MUST include:

A poem with at least 15 lines written by you! (We have ways to find out if you did not write it!) 

It must have a title! 

At least of 1 paragraph (or 5-10 sentences) explaining what this poem is about/why you wrote it/the context. 

A heading that says:  SHRPGTASK24- “Name of Poem”

A SHRPGTASK24 tag 

This task will be worth 2,000 points PER CHARACTER! You are more than welcome to write more poems and do this again and again for your character- but you will only be receiving points for one of the task posts!

So, pick your poison members! Are you one who likes to analyze and critique the writing of others? Or are you a poet at heart? Whichever task you decide to do- we are sure it will be amazing! This totally seems like a lot of information and if you’re confused- don’t fret! We are here to answer any and all quesitions! :) 

You will be allowed to get points for one option per character! Meaning, you cannot do option one and option two on a SINGULAR character and get points for both! But- if you have more than one character, for each character you do this for you’ll receive points!!!<3

Don’t forget to tag your posts SHRPGTASK24 and shoot a message to Director Ruby once you have completed it :) This is going to be the last big task before our Winter Event- so rack up those points!