Working with Lyrical Grammar Fuel: 1980s Harder Rock (Part 1)

Today, I feel like trying to write some lyrics for poetry month. I'll just start today by working on some random word stuff. I'll freewrite another day.

I'll be using the Lyrical Grammar Fuel: 1980s Harder Rock, which I published which has random noun, verb, adjective, and adverb tables based on common lyrics between 55 major songs.

The songs were primarily major hard rock, heavy metal, and a little punk-rock songs in the 80s.

Poetry steps to turning a random set of words into poetry.

#1 Rolling for random words.

roll for a noun = 108 = card 

roll for a verb = 481 = left

roll for an adjective = 74 =  past

roll for an adverb = 60 = never

roll for interjection = 17 = welcome

How they were used in the 55 songs referenced.

In the 55 song lyrics, two songs have the word card in it. And both refer to the ace card.

In the 55 song lyrics, 13 songs have the word left in it. Most of the verb use means remains or leave.

In the 55 song lyrics, one song uses the word past as an adjective rather than a noun. It is used as the noun phrase "my past life" in the song "Hallowed Be Thy Name" by Iron Maiden.

In the 55 song lyrics, one song uses the word welcome. It is "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.

#2 Dictionary exploration.

A card, as a noun, means a flat stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic. 

1. a greeting card.
2. a postcard
3. an ID card
4. a sports card
5. a business card
6. a magnetic card
7. a recording card for info
8. a playing card
9. a program for sports event
10. a menu
11. a circuit board

Left a verb means the following:

1. gone out of or away from.
2. omitted
3. excluded
4. result
5. remained
6. gave control to another
7. abandoned
8. permitted to remain

Past as an adjective means no longer current.

1. gone
2. over
3. former
4. time immediately preceding the present one
5. belonging to a segment of time that has elapsed

Never means at no occasion.

1. not ever
2. at no time
3. not at all
4. in no way
5. absolutely not
6. certainly not
7. by no means
8. in no case
9. to no extent or degree

Welcome is used to greet or receive someone or accept something gladly.

#3 Some of the rhyming words found in Rhyming Fuel

#342 never = clever, ever, never, sever, assever, dissever, endeavor, however, whatever, whenever, wherever, whoever, whatsoever.

#166 card = card, guard, regard, disregard

#263 left,= left, theft, weft, bereft, deft, heft, stage left

#194 past = past, cast, last, blast, mast, vast, fast, aghast, asked, at last, outlast, outcast, 

I didn't rhyme anything with the word welcome.

This is enough for today. The next post may be freewriting.

Get out there this month and write some poetry or music!