I first learned about a dazzle of zebras on a trip to Kenya in 2023. What a great word. This poem led me down a rabbit hole to learn more about the history of collective nouns. Here is a fun article if you are curious, A Shrewdness of Apes? Collective Nouns Are a 500-Year-Old Language Fad
Join a welcoming community of poets at dVerse Poets' Pub, HERE. Tonight's challenge - write a quadrille using the word blaze.
I’m a sucker for collective nouns, real and imagined, Ali, and have been since discovering them at school. I love ‘a dazzle of zebras’ but I too would vote for a ‘blaze of cherry tomatoes’!
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A dazzle of zebras. Who would have thought? How did these words arrive, indeed.
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Don’t you just love words. They are full of surprises.
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Fun poem! 🙂
Collective nouns are certainly a fascinating topic.
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Thanks, Nicole. Wishing you a joyous day.
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Love it!
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We continue to create the world we want to live in.☮️
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Oh!! I like that idea, Ali! What fun! I think we once did a prompt on “collective” nouns at d’Verse!
~David
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I think we can all use a little fun. Thanks for stopping by.
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some collective nouns seem like they are made up but yours makes sense. They are a fascinating construct either way
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Collective nouns are one of my ALL time favorite poetic devices, Ali. I love this, and I think “blaze” is perfect for it.
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Glad to hear you are in alignment. I enjoyed reading some of the history of collective nouns.
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Thank you so much for the link, Ali! An amazing quadrille … if you don’t watch it, I just may devour each and every one of the tomatoes!
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Helen, that photo is the result of last year’s gardening success. I hope I will be as lucky this year. They are such a treat.
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I love it! I enjoy collective nouns. And no one says you can’t make up your own. I like your choice for blaze.
You inspired me to look back through posts I’ve written about collective nouns. Here are a few fun ones: https://experiencewriting.com/2014/11/08/exploring-collective-pronouns/
https://experiencewriting.com/2018/02/12/review-a-compendium-of-collective-nouns/
https://experiencewriting.com/2021/04/06/fun-with-collective-nouns/
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Fun. I will will give them a read.
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A “blaze of tomatoes” sounds perfect! One could really have fun creating collective nouns.
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Agreed. Our world needs creativity let’s keep nurturing that.☮️
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An amazing idea, Ali! Tomatoes are a perfect choice.
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Made me smile 😃 Thank you Ali x
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That makes my heart happy
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A murder of crows is three or more.
Two crows is merely a mugging.
A single crow is an assassin.
I’ll vote for a “BLAZE” of cherry tomatos, but I think it should be in all caps.
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That’s an excellent suggestion.❤️
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I am with you, Ali! A fun write and thanks for the link.
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We can all use a little fun in this often challenging world.
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Absolutely.
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That’s a wonderful poem. Love the zebra photo, too
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Keep shining your light☮️❤️
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I’m a sucker for collective nouns, real and imagined, Ali, and have been since discovering them at school. I love ‘a dazzle of zebras’ but I too would vote for a ‘blaze of cherry tomatoes’!
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I’m glad to hear I got your vote
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Sounds like a perfect collective… and of course you always have to have more than one tomato.
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Indeed
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Yum!🤤
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