The
Trois-par-Huit is a short eight line poetic form that
is
striking and fun to play with.
This
form was created by Lorraine M. Kanter
and
goes by a few other names as well,
the
Octa tri and the Three by Eight just to name a couple.
The
structure of the Trois-par Huit is easy to compose as
it
only has three stanzas of 3,3,2 or 3,2,3, lines which
can be
decided on your own personal taste.
As
with many forms the Trois-par-Huit has a
syllable
count, 3,6,9,12,12,9,6,3 and
a
rhyming scheme of: "aab bbc cc" or if you were to choose
the
3,2,3, line stanza it would be "aab bb ccc".
The
last line of the poem should be the title of the piece
and
should summarize what the poem is about.
Example Poem:
Finish Forms
Quench my thirst.
The unknown is
the curse.
I must scour pages
of AP sages
Find their every
form though it may take me ages.
Then if they keep
inventing… put them in cages.
In cases where
changes come in swarms
document all
the norms.
Finish forms.
© Lawrencealot -
April 21, 2012
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