I really like how DF now exposes all the procedurally generated cultural stuff. I never used to care about that stuff in games, never been one for following the lore or playing them thematically, but I started to find it kind of fascinating. I think it's because I like the idea of defining new concepts that arise through computer models, rather than 'just' a story made up by a writer.
I was looking through the poetic forms in my world and although some of them are very complex, I thought some of them looked fun. So...
The Cardinal Reticence is a poetic riddle concerning the future. The poem is a single couplet. Use of consonance is characteristic of the form. A form of parallelism is common throughout the poem, in that certain lines have similar grammatical structures. The first line is intended to express grief over the subject of the poem. It has five syllables. The second line is intended to console the audience. It has eight syllables.
- Desserts
Jam roly-poly!
We don't have to eat it solely.
- Not Too Soon
Worn, sore, tired and poor.
Make them happy: Forsaken War.
- Oh, wait
I see it coming!
I see it is not that fright'ning.
- Magma
Donald Trump has won;
He can't undo all that's been done.
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The Soaked Oceans is a reflective poetic form intended to describe rivers, originating in The Hazy Oaks. The form guides poets during improvised performances. The poem is two quatrains. Use of consonance is characteristic of the form. A form of parallelism is common throughout the poem, in that certain lines use the same placement of allusions. Every line of the poem has a terminal caesura. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABAA.
- River of Life
Forever downwards it does flow
As it ambles from the peaks
Formed from freshly melted snow
With rocks and mud and silt in tow
In low lands it will drop the cargo
As it ambles ever on
And each man and dwarf will know
Our fate is to become old and slow
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