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griffonwing · 06-12-2009, 04:40 PM

A Limerick

A skunk, quite bereft of his scents,
Dispensed to make use of his sense.
With a handful of cents
He bought some insense,
And since came his incense to cense.

I had noticed long ago that the sound "since" had multiple spellings. Since, Cents, Sense, Since, Cense. Add in multi-syllabic ending with the 'sense" sound and you can create a cacophony of rhymes. It took a bit of wordplay, but I managed something mediocre. It definatley needs a few changes.

If anyone has any ideas on it, some rewording, feel free to add or rewrite.

Also, a short quiz. There are 2 parts.

1) What 2 words in the English language sound the same, but mean the opposite. They have different spellings.

2) What 2 words in the English language sound the same, are spelled the same, but mean the opposite.

06-12-2009, 04:40 PM	#411
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	A Limerick A skunk, quite bereft of his scents, Dispensed to make use of his sense. With a handful of cents He bought some insense, And since came his incense to cense. I had noticed long ago that the sound "since" had multiple spellings. Since, Cents, Sense, Since, Cense. Add in multi-syllabic ending with the 'sense" sound and you can create a cacophony of rhymes. It took a bit of wordplay, but I managed something mediocre. It definatley needs a few changes. If anyone has any ideas on it, some rewording, feel free to add or rewrite. Also, a short quiz. There are 2 parts. 1) What 2 words in the English language sound the same, but mean the opposite. They have different spellings. 2) What 2 words in the English language sound the same, are spelled the same, but mean the opposite. Last edited by griffonwing; 06-13-2009 at 05:42 PM.