This
is a Balassi Stanza. There are no limits on number of stanzas.
The
Rhyme Scheme is: bbaccadda
Syllable
count is: 667667667
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from <http://allpoetry.com/poem/10245859-Weekend_in_New_England_-by-C._D._Southards-explicit-noguest>
The Balassi Stanza is attributed to Bálint
Balassi (1554-1594) who is probably Hungary's best known Renaissance poet. His
work included poetry about his battles with the Turks and his love poems to a
woman he called Julia. His poetry was known for the richness of its forms and
was a blend of Turkish, Polish and Hungarian folk poetry.
It is believed that this stanza form was used by the
Hungarian poet Balint Balassi, who rationalised it from a three line form
consisting of 19 syllables per line, and broke it up by the use of internal
rhymes.
This evolved into a rhyme scheme as follows
x. x. x. x. x. a.
x. x. x. x. x. a.
x. x. x. x. x. x. d
x. x. x. x. x. b
x. x. x. x. x. b
x. x. x. x. x. x. d
x. x. x. x. x. c
x. x. x. x. x. c
x. x. x. x. x. x. d
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May be presented as three-line stanzas.
Fun to Watch (Balassi Stanza)
Tournament
basketball
is winter's gift
from fall.
I went just to watch
the best.
A lady sat in front;
her stature made me
want
to miss plays and
watch her chest.
Her skin was silky
smooth
as any point guard's
move,
which I missed, it's
now confessed.
© Lawrencealot - January 11, 2013
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