Reading the classics of poetry, I want to write something like this myself. To do this, one must own a versification certificate. For a beginner, it seems too complicated. In the initial period, children are taught ordinary literacy in a playful way. Something similar exists in poetry. Such a game is called burime. What is it?
Rules of the game
The essence of the game is that 3-4 participants are given several completely incomparable rhymes, according to which one should come up with a poem connected in meaning. Usually take two pairs of rhymes and compose quatrains. They can follow in order or crosswise, for example like this: sing / rich / swing / sunset. With these strange combinations, a complete and coherent poem should be obtained . The genre of burime was invented in France. Translated "burime" means rhyming line endings.
If it is not possible to assemble a suitable company, then the game in Burim actively goes on the Internet. For this, whole competitions are held. You can simply take ready-made verses and offer your own options on them.
The task may be complicated. For example, the 3rd participant can know only the previous line and the last word of the first line. He should approximately guess what is at stake, and continue lines. The 4th participant must finish the quatrain by reading the last word of the 2nd line and the entire 3rd line. At the same time, great ingenuity must be applied. Without complete information, compose quickly. Such is the style of burime.
In addition, you should compose a line so that the next player has a fantasy. The whole process should take place dynamically, on which the result largely depends.
Let's look at examples of the basic principles of writing burimea.
First line
You started the game in burim. That it is not so simple, it becomes clear already from the first line. It should be bright and accurate. After reading it, the next player should have a desire to write something like that.
Line | Comments |
The power of the word is indestructible ... | An acute onset that has multiple meanings. It’s easy to come up with a continuation for this phrase, as it will affect the following lines. |
Nothing is clear ... | The author carefully begins to open the topic, forcing to think about the continuation. There are no problems yet, but there are no images either. It can be said that the introduction is somewhat weak. If the next line does not give the desired development, then the verse will wither. |
Parsing all the details ... | This is already interesting! It sounds somewhat intriguing, and a start has already been made. To continue there is a field of activity. |
Everything went on in the beginning ... | Here the beginning sounds optimistic, but already in the first line there is an assumption that not everything will turn out alright. The dynamics remain. |
Mists came running here ... | Also a whipping feed that awaits continuation. |
Second line
The next participant, the author of the 2nd line, has great responsibility, since he knows all the initial content and rhyme. However, it should give meaning to both lines by linking them together, and determine the main essence of the whole poem. At the same time, chances should remain for the third participant, so that he begins to develop an understanding of this meaning. On the other hand, if you complete the first line with a couplet, you can start a new thought on the third line.
The power of the word is indestructible! The name is back from behind the curtain ... | You can guess that the artist’s name is spectators. Here is still to come. |
Parsing all the details
Running away from a lie ... | One can intrigue here by suggesting an honest solution to the problem. |
Nothing is clear Even a wise hedgehog ... | There is complete confusion. You can aggravate the situation by adding a "sage" who also can not figure it out. Humor must be present in this game. |
Everything started in the beginning, In a fairy tale with a white veil ... | Here, the author of the 2nd line clarified the situation a little, but left the rest to the intrigue. It all depends on the 3rd participant, how he will orient. |
Fogs came running here Sailing to a mirage ... | The situation is similar to the previous one, where nothing is still clear. |
Third row
The game in burim is in full swing. With the 3rd line, everything is very difficult. There is no information here, and besides, one should already begin preparing for the last participant. We need an analysis of the situation, rich imagination and the ability to read between the lines.
(Unbreakable power) words! The name is back from behind the curtain ... The artist went to the people again ... | There is nothing complicated here. If they’re called, then you have to go out. The ending remains to the last participant. |
(Parsing all) the details, Running away from a lie We called for a quorum ... | It is clear here that there is a search for truth. The situation must somehow be resolved, for example, to find an arbiter who can reason. |
(Not clear) nothing Even a wise hedgehog. All, probably, from that ... | There is complete confusion, even if a wise hedgehog is not able to figure it out. The remaining participants have chances to complete the poem and clarify. |
(Everything went on) in the beginning, In a fairy tale with a white veil, And now I walk in sorrow ... | Obviously, this is a wedding. But was something supposed at the beginning? So there must be an end. You can try to go from the opposite, upsetting the groom with something. |
(Run over here) fogs, Sailing to a mirage ... And not sober, and not drunk ... | There is also complete uncertainty here. But it's time to look for her reasons. |
Fourth row
The fourth line should not be generalizing all the previous ones. This player still will not succeed, since he does not have all the information. Therefore, he must collapse everything in his own way.
The difficulty is that this should be done in an original way. The game in burim is not so simple. That it would be so interesting, the players did not even imagine. The verse is almost ready, and the last effort remains.
(The power of the word is indestructible! The name is back because of the backstage ... The artist came out to the people again, Hitting the mud with an encore. | Traditional nods to the public will only spoil the verse. Here you need to somehow twist. Loneliness may be a good helper. Here it came in handy. The poet Vladimir Vishnevsky has many such singularities in poetry. He also brings them separately. |
(Parsing all the details, Running away from) lies We called for a quorum For free the third "I". | The arbiter appears here, but somewhat in a strange perspective. Usually they don’t go beyond the 2nd. But the player’s fantasy found the 3rd self, which made the company for three. |
(Nothing is clear Even to the wise) hedgehog. All probably from I’m sitting on a skater. | It worked just a pun. The ending didn’t add much meaning, but it turned out ridiculous, if you imagine a fool sitting on a "skheher". |
(Everything went on in the beginning, In a fairy tale with a white) veil, And now I go in sadness: We did not match the thread. | The wedding is upset and you need to refer to the reason for this. "Mismatch of thread" has already become a common expression, and the fact that the topic of iron first appeared was just a coincidence. |
(Fogs have come here, Sailing to) a mirage ... And not sober and not drunk - The whole "googled" I go. | The player has found a very modern solution. Now many spend time in the company with the Internet, and this situation is quite real. |
We will now give unsuccessful examples that show how the principles of the game in Burim are violated.
Cars drive backwards An adornment on someone’s face, On the roof, the toad sings a nightingale, A dried puddle shakes the fish. | The beginning seems to be starting to develop some kind of event, but everything happens rather sluggishly. Each player tries to twist in his own way, but further development does not work. Everyone plays their own game. |
Heavy rain pours lazily And on the grass lies snow fluff. Homeless people dig a hole under the moon With mustache wearily dropping flies. | There is also no dynamics. The first author starts weakly, and the second tries to play the opposite. But the third player nullifies these efforts, and the fourth at the same pace finishes. |
The genre of burime is very useful not only for beginners, but also for professionals. It is especially popular among entertainers and colloquial artists. Poetic improvisations foster creativity through burim. Cinema also touched on this topic. Young directors come up with new scenes for the given fragments of the film.
Conclusion
Burim game - what is it? This is a rather difficult work of several participants in composing verses in turn, in which dynamics, rhythm and inventiveness should be maintained, not having complete information.
Each subsequent line should develop imagination and help the next player. The ultimate goal is the acquisition of a certain meaning by the poem. Preliminary training based on studying the basic rules of composing verses and analyzing previous games will be useful.