Zipcar Vocab/Villanelle Challenge
Friday, April 9th, 2004 10:40 amZipcar Spelling Bee Team Takes Second Place
Dear me, I am entertained. :-) I'm not even convinced all these words can be fit into a villanelle... but I never can resist formal poetry. Anyone up to the challenge?
Dear Boston Zipsters, Thank you all for your support of the Brookline Foundation's 11th annual Spelling Bee which raised money for Brookline Public Schools. The Zipcar team turned in an astounding rookie showing by taking second place (out of over 50 teams). The team was made up of members Jennifer, Bob and Kei. They made us proud! Here are the words they spelled: expertise, cantor, galahad, missal, harridan, hegemony, anoint, limn, canvass, trapunto, visceral, caudal, bouillon, psilosis, obeisance, usufruct, cruzeiro, surcingle, coelenterate, villanelle, dehisce Now it is your turn: Use ALL the words in a short paragraph--250 to 500 words, that hangs together grammatically and makes sense. Extra points are awarded to entries that contribute to human knowledge or progress, and extra, extra points to those that do so adhering to the poetic form of a villanelle (in which case, you don't have to use that word). The best entry will be awarded a $50 driving credit. Hit reply and have at it. Stephen Oakley, Director, Zipcar Boston
Dear me, I am entertained. :-) I'm not even convinced all these words can be fit into a villanelle... but I never can resist formal poetry. Anyone up to the challenge?