Oddquain:
Created by Glenda L. Hand.
Usually
unrhymed.
17
syllables in five lines. Syllable Count: 1-3-5-7-1
Oddquain
sequences: poems made up of Oddquain stanzas.
Crown
Oddquains: a five stanza Oddquain sequence
Reverse
Oddquains: Reverse syllable patter 1-7-5-3-1
Mirror Oddquains:
two stanzas: 1-3-5-7-1 1-7-5-3-1
Oddquain
Butterflies: a merged mirror pattern.
Two
Oddquains merge but use only one
of
the 1 syllables in the joining.
1-3-5-7-1-7-5-3-1
Example Poem:
Morning Ritual
I
pour a cup
black steaming
coffee
sugar provides food
value
Ahhh!
Jam
and butter fill the
English
muffin crevices
then my mouth,
yum.
© Lawrencealot -
April 9, 2012
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