Miss Poetonic/Recite Your Poem Pageant

 1) Contestant must be a female of secondary school age and status(14-16 yrs old).  2) Contestant must produce her original work.  3) Contestant is to submit a 6 stanza poem, in rhyming quatrain verse at the first stage. Rhymes will be given by the organizers.  4) Poems are to be written in the AAAA, AABB or ABAB Rhyme scheme. 5) Contestant is to compose and memorise her poem for recitation at the main event.  6) Contestant will be tested on creative writing at the preliminary stage.  7) 2 contestants will emerge from each school into the final round.  8) Contestants from 12 schools will compete in this contest. 9) Contestant must submit her poem for review within the time stipulated by the organizers.

Curiosity is the bedrock of innovation, and this is how this peculiar pageant came about. There's been a lot of modifications, incentives to make it outstanding... Contestants are to perform a poem of not less than 24 lines in rhyming quatrain verse on the topic #MyNigerianDream. So put on your muse and express yourself unhindered... MISS POETONIC- RECITE YOUR POEM PAGEANT! Creativity Unleashed....

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The Big Picture; The Miss Poetonic- Recite Your Poem Pageant is a unique concept that's crafted to test and enhance cognition via poetic word assimilation. It is expressed in the writing/memorisation/recitation of poetic verse. OBJECTIVES: * To expose the potential for creativity in young girls. * To evaluate the intelligence quotient in young girls, on a given topic. * To reveal the beauty of poetry and its ability to convey logic/emotion in words(poetry is currently trending globally). * To diversify from the norm of conventional pageantry, which focuses more on looks than the content of an individual. * Poetry promotes soberness and curiosity which are catalysts for worthy innovations/inventions. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: There are 3 dimensions, to the implementation of R.Y.P.P; Intra-locality: involving students in schools within a particular area in a state. Inter-locality: involving students in schools situated at different areas within a state. Inter-st