Write and submit your own blues song lyrics that follow the standard rhyme pattern (AAB) and captures the feel of the blues. Listen to the examples from the chapter for ideas and patterns. Base your form on the standard “down home” blues style and keep it simple. Submit 5 stanzas (3 lines each for a total of 15 lines) that connect to form an overall narrative, though the connection can be loose.
Scoring will be based upon your adherence to the standard blues poetic form and stylistic appropriateness. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-bar_blues for more information, especially the section entitled “Lyrical Patterns.”
