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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Get Listed! ~ The Compound Word Edition

Do you love words like superstructure, riverbank, carpetbagger as much as I do? I find they have a very satisfying effect upon the tongue and mind.



The word challenge for our month of April Madness is to use compound words in constructive and imaginative ways.

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Instructions:


Follow the link below to a site which offers 15 lists of well-known and also more unusual compound words. Select a minimum of three words to include in your poem of the day.

COMPOUND WORD LIST



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26 comments:

  1. Magaly GuerreroApril 6, 2016 at 12:07 AM

    I do love compound words, especially the ones that (like you suggest) make funny pictures in my head, or interesting sounds in my ears. I can't remember how young I was when I felt in love with the word "backbone", but it was one of my first loves.

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  2. grapelingApril 6, 2016 at 2:05 AM

    dang, a word list. didn't find ones to fit my pen, so won't be playing today... but may come back to it later. Thanks, Kerry ~

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  3. Gemma WisemanApril 6, 2016 at 3:51 AM

    This was an unusual challenge so I spun away from my usual comfort zone.

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  4. OutlawyerApril 6, 2016 at 4:15 AM

    Hey Kerry--fun challenge--well, my poem isn't fun--it's a little on the strange and intense side-- but I thought the challeng fun--k.

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  5. MarianApril 6, 2016 at 5:35 AM

    Now THAT'S a word list!!

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  6. Gillena CoxApril 6, 2016 at 7:56 AM

    Compound words always give me a hassle, i always have to double check. Some sounding compound turnout to be two singles, some sounding singles turn out to be compounds

    I turned this prompt into a silly treat

    Hope you enjoy my write

    much love...

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  7. hedgewitchApril 6, 2016 at 8:02 AM

    Compound words are wonderful things and you have probably noticed I am prone to making up my own a lot--this challenge actually seems like I may be able to write to it--we shall see. Thanks, Kerry!

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  8. Kerry O'ConnorApril 6, 2016 at 8:37 AM

    I'm happy to know this is a fun challenge. Unfortunately, my own fun is being curtailed by a Parent-Teacher meeting this evening (There is a compound word I could live without!) I may have to come back to this one myself.

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  9. brudbergApril 6, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    I love compound words... and even more creating your own... But that might come in a future prompt :-) Let's see if I can come up with any..

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  10. Susie ClevengerApril 6, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    Thanks for the challenge Kerry.

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  11. JimApril 6, 2016 at 10:20 AM

    Compound words make life interesting, Kerry. Hyphenate if 'Google' says.
    ..

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  12. Sanaa RizviApril 6, 2016 at 10:21 AM

    Hey everyone,

    This was such a fun filled challenge :D sharing my poem "Burgess." Hope you all like it. Thank you Kerry for the wonderful opportunity!

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  13. AdamApril 6, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    I am enjoying all of this so much! Totally stretching out my poetry muscles and grateful for the awesome company of enthusiastic writers :)

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  14. ElleceeApril 6, 2016 at 11:38 AM

    This should be a fun challenge, Kerry, thank you for the lists which were a big help.

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  15. AnonymousApril 6, 2016 at 12:50 PM

    Oh my, that was fun!!

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  16. AnonymousApril 6, 2016 at 1:51 PM

    At first I was stumped... Then I started throwing words together (which might not really have been the aim of the challenge) and had some real fun! Great prompt!

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  17. De JacksonApril 6, 2016 at 3:10 PM

    I freakin' LOVED this, Kerry. Thank you! So much fun to play with all the incredible words today.

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  18. De JacksonApril 6, 2016 at 3:12 PM

    PS: Can somebody remove number 19 Linky for me? I posted a link for a fellow poet at dVerse yesterday, and forgot to change my name info back. Sorry 'bout that. Gracias.

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  19. MarianApril 6, 2016 at 3:34 PM

    (gotcha, De.)

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  20. De JacksonApril 6, 2016 at 4:46 PM

    Thank you, Marian! :)

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  21. RaivenneApril 6, 2016 at 4:56 PM

    I posted up had an entirely different entry for today's NaPoWriMo. Then you guys compounded the issue with your prompt. My muse saw "fireflies" and it was over.

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  22. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 6, 2016 at 5:06 PM

    A little late getting here, but glad the prompt sparked a poem I needed to write.

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  23. Other MaryApril 6, 2016 at 8:23 PM

    Thanks Kerry! This was fun once I finally had a chance to sit down and give it some thought.

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  24. HannahApril 6, 2016 at 8:34 PM

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  25. HannahApril 6, 2016 at 8:35 PM

    Just the magic...thank you, Kerry!! :)

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  26. Marilyn CavicchiaApril 6, 2016 at 10:05 PM

    A few compound words while my cake is in the oven ...

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