NOTE:I
have included the definition from two different sources here. The first
specifies the minimum number of quatrains, the 2nd does not.
The
2nd requires that the meter be TROCHAIC, the first is indifferent.
Well,
boys and girls - indifferent wins. I spent some time on 5 different sites
and found NOT ONE trochaic poem in English, and several that did not have FOUR
STANZAS.
This
is simply a poem consisting of four quatrains in tetrameter, preferably iambic
or trochaic. The rhyme scheme can be aabb, abab, or abcb.
(Although some sources will advise otherwise, syllable count is secondary
to rhythmic flow.) Most descriptions do not mention meter. I have found in the English language most use
Iambic and any rhyme scheme, even mixing them.
(An insult, in my way of thinking.)
redondilla,
a Spanish stanza form consisting of four trochaic lines,
usually
of eight syllables each, with a rhyme scheme of abba.
Quatrains
in this form with a rhyme scheme of abab,
sometimes
also called redondillas, are more commonly known as serventesios.
Redondillas
have been common in Castilian poetry since the 16th century.
The
word is derived from the Spanish redondo, meaning “round.”
Example Poem
Tropical Storm (A
Redondilla or a Serventesio )
Surging
currents falling rain
cloudy
grey and gasping sky.
Seabirds
leaving, wonder why.
Season
of the hurricane.
Board
your windows stock your shelves
Candles,
girlfriend, water, food,
Stranded
people making feel good.
Living,
loving, by ourselves.
"Mom
and pop are coming too??"
"Having
to evacuate!"
"Gosh
and gee that's really great."
"Your
folks too? Least we could do. "
Moms
crochet by candle light,
dads
play cards and guzzle beer.
You and
I with bed in here
writing
poems day and night.
(c)
Lawrencealot - July 24, 2012
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