Empat
Empat form poetry
Early form of rhyming verse from Malaysia.
Four Four line
stanza
Stair case refrain
of line 1
Meter: 8 or 10 syllable per line - though I have see
it with but 4
Rhyme
Scheme Abab cAca adAd eaeA
Example Poem
Sentry Pup (Empat Empat)
While set on pause I'm actively alert.
My ears are peaked
and will not miss a sound.
I'll rest my head on
any shoe or shirt
or artifact of
master's that I've found.
Though not so big,
or armed with mighty jaws,
while set on pause
I'm actively alert.
I hear the flapping
crows and hear their caws
and I ignore the
sounds that cannot hurt.
I'll sense
intruders, stealthy and covert
I am a biological
alarm.
While set on pause
I'm actively alert.
Protecting all from
things that may cause harm.
When not on paws'
I'm set with throttle full
to romp with my boy
through the grass and dirt,
to chase a ball of
find some thing to pull.
While set on pause
I'm actively alert.
© Lawrencealot - March 10, 2013
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Why is the example so different from that in Wikipedia? 4 words per line, ideally 8 syllables.
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