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Rejection Slips
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First published in Nine Tomorrows (1959), this is a Poem by Isaac Asimov. The title is taken from part of the culture of writers. Unless an author has been specifically asked to write something, they are trying to market their work to various publishers and agents. Trying to send a manuscript to multiple people at the same time is often cause for automatic rejection, so writers wait for the publishers to return the manuscripts with an answer. They're always afraid the response will be "no".Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })"Rejection Slips" is actually a series of three letters, each one written as a poetic Homage to a different publication editor. The first, "Learned", is written in a nine line monorhyme, where the same sound is rhymed without word repetition. This fancy structure is a reflection of the rejection slips he would receive from John W. Campbell. The second, "Gruff", is written in two sets of the six line sestain, using AABCCB. This blunter style of rhyme is a reflection of the rejection slips he would receive from Horace Gold. The third, "Kindly", is written with an irregular rhyming scheme. This rhyming dissonance is partially a reflection of the poem's message, as rejection slips from Anthony Boucher were often unclear as to whether they were accepting or rejecting the submission (thus the postscript at the end).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })This poem has been republished twice; Science Fiction By Asimov (1986), and Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories (1990). | |
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Brutal Honesty: "Gruff", the second letter, is a poem that uses short rhyming couplets to declare the submission is terrible, and that anything else can and should be sent instead. | |
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Affectionate Nickname | |
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Affectionate Nickname: "Gruff", the second letter, addresses Isaac Asimov with the very informal "Ike". This shows the poem to be more 'rough' than the other two, as Dr Asimov was often distressed with people saying/spelling his name wrong. | |
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The All-Concealing "I" | |
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The All-Concealing "I": The only character named is Isaac Asimov, the 'letters' that he receives are unnamed, lacking a signature. While the different styles inform the reader that each letter is from a different editor, it takes a lot of familiarity with the subjects to identify them. | |
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American Literature (N to S) / int_a9599bf7 | |
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By "No", I Mean "Yes" / int_a9599bf7 | |
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Epistolary Novel / int_a9599bf7 | |
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Homage / int_a9599bf7 | |
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The All-Concealing "I" / int_a9599bf7 |
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