Syllalbic: 10/10/10/10 8/8/8/6 8/8/8/6 10/10/10/10 10/10/10/10
End Rhyme
Pattern: abab cdfe gfdf hihi abab
Cross-rhyme
required and interleaved rhyme required.
Expanded
rhyme pattern:
a(ab)(ba)(ab)(dc)(cd)(fe)(ef)g(gf)(fd)(df)h(hi)(ih)(hi)a(ab)(ba)(ab)
Where the first
letter in parentheses is syllable 4, the second is end rhyme.
Meter:
consistently iambic
As stated
by the inventors:
Stanza 1, 10 syllables per line, Rhyme
scheme abab, 4th syllable of each line is to rhyme with the end rhyme of the
preceding line.
Stanza 2, syllable count: 8/8/8/6,
Rhyme scheme cdef, with cross rhymes in each couplet on 4th syllable
Stanza 3, syllable count 8/8/8/6,
Rhyme scheme gfdf, 4th syllable of each line follows the same rule as stanza 1.
Stanza 4, 10 syllables per line, Rhyme
scheme hihi, 4th syllable of each line is to rhyme with the end rhyme of the
preceding line.
Stanza 5, 10 syllables per line, Rhyme
scheme abab, 4th syllable of each line is to rhyme with the end rhyme of the
preceding line.
Note:
I would have been much happier if the poets had required cross-rhyme in both
short line stanzas, for sake of elegance and consistency.
Example poem.
Celeste (LaJemme)
She comes some
nights from mists beyond the sea
and sings to me the
songs of sirens lore.
Notes float ashore
in tones of upper C
that guarantee a
mortal won't ignore.
I'm driven then to
leave my wife
and leave my life
behind again
and simply go as
lemmings do.
This much is true,
you know.
The amber glow
within her eyes
would not surprise a
wizard though
they do bestow
control that men
succumb to when they
glow.
She uses me to
quench her mortal thirst
and from the first
I've risen to her game.
I cannot tame the
fires for she's well versed
and has rehearsed
her wiles to much acclaim.
Her origin remains a
mystery
It's plain to see
she's easy to adore
and wanting more, to
me comes naturally
I heed her plea and
dance to her sweet score.
© Lawrencealot -
December 19, 2014
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