Created
by Udit Bhatia, the Cascade form "is all about receptiveness, but in a
smooth cascading way like a waterfall". There is no set meter or rhyme
scheme. The defining feature of the form is that the lines of the first stanza
are repeated as refrain lines in subsequent stanzas to give a "cascading
effect". S1 L1 is repeated as the last line of S2, S1 L2 is repeated as
the last line of S3, and so on until all lines in S1 have been used. The number
of stanzas is therefore one more than the number of lines in S1.
Example
rhyme scheme for a three stanza Cascade: ABC deA fgB hiC
Example Poem
Write a Cascade
The
cascade poem can grow in length and width. It's flexible.
If three lines in one stanza, then stanzas will add up to four.
That
means a cascade can be used for many types of contests.
This is an example ,
a small sample, meter is ignored.
Allowing able
alliteration, but without end rhyme.
The
cascade poem can grow in length and width. It's flexible.
You shall see in
Cascade Two that rhyme was planned for and was used.
This monstrous,
frigging thing clamors for abundant
verbiage.
If three lines in one stanza, then stanzas will add up to four.
Since this was
didactic write, with no metaphor and image.
The flowing effect
of my repeating lines might not appear.
That
means a cascade can be used for many types of contests.
(c) Lawrencealot -
April 22, 2012
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