Minuette

• Minuette is a verse form with short lines possibly the rhythm of the lines is meant to simulate the rhythm of the musical minuette. Introduced byViola Berg, it is similar to the Sweetbriar.
  
  The Minuette is:
• a poem in 12 lines made up of 2 sixains.
• syllabic, all lines 4 syllables long.
• rhymed, rhyme scheme xxaxxa xxbxxb.
• composed with L3,L6,L9,L12 indented.

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My Example Poem

Tax Code Charity    (Minuette)

I voted twice, 

in different years 

     for Reagan's way. 

I voted twice, 

against the guy 

     who now holds sway. 

I give at church 

I give in town 

     I really care 

as much as Bill 

who gave the poor 

     his underwear. 

© Lawrencealot - April 2, 2014

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The Kerf

• The Kerf is a verse form in tercets and is attributed to Marie Adams.

The Kerf is:
○ a poem in 12 lines made up of 4 tercets.
○ syllabic, 6-7-10 per line.
○ rhymed, rhyme scheme abc abc dec dec.


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My Example Poem

If She Says "What ?" (The Kerf)

You could be wrong, you know,

and perhaps you could be right,

and either way it seldom matters much.

You never need to show

your correctness out of spite.

Conceding may help keep you out of dutch.

If your wife should say "What",

when your statement's barely out,

it's possible, you're somehow out of touch.

Try this to save your butt!

"That's Fred's thinking- I'm in doubt.

I wonder darlin', what you think of such?"

© Lawrencealot - March 28, 2014

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Cromorna

• Cromorna is a verse form that has compact lines and exacting meter and rhyme developed by Viola Berg.
  
  The Cromorna is:
• stanzaic, written in 3 quatrains.
• syllabic, with 5-3-5-3 5-3-5-3 5-3-5-3 syllables per line.
• rhymed, rhyme scheme abab cbcb dbdb.

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My example Poem

Diverse     (Cromorna)

An electric arc

could have been

the requisite spark

way back when.

And that ignition

led to men

and our condition,

now and then.

If so, I suppose

we must yen

for each one of those

who our ken.

© Lawrencealot - March 18, 2014

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Rondine

The Rondine is:

 a poem in 12 lines made up of a septet and ending in a quintet.

 syllabic 8 syllables per line except L7 and L12 which are 4 syllables each. 

 In English metered, most often iambic tetrameter except the refrain which is iambic dimeter.

 composed with a refrain repeated from the opening phrase of the poem, rentrement.

 rhymed, using only 2 rhymes except for the refrain being unrhymed, 

 rhyme scheme abba,aabR, abbaR (R being the refrain)

NOTE: The rhyme may be sight rhyme, slant rhyme, or assonance

ALSO NOTE:  This form found frequently WITH MORE that EIGHT Syllable

As in the example below.

http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1382> 

This is another very neglected and a very challenging poetry form. It consists of two stanzas, a septet (7 lines), and a quintet (5 lines), making the poem a total of 12 lines.There is a refrain which mimics the first phrase of the first line. R.

The Rondine has a rhyme scheme of, 

(R a). b. b. a. a. b. R....a. b. b. a. R.

The meter is open with the French style and not bound by a rhyming pattern and is a more light and buoyant even "flashy" form of poetry which uses short lines, whereas the English is more formal and uses Tetrameter or Pentameter.

Here is an example by Wesli Court.

http://thepoetsgarret.com/2009Challenge/form9.html>

Example Poem

Write a Rondine

Here's my Rondine, my very first .

With practice I'll get better yet.

There is not much I should forget.

The rhymes are decently dispersed.

Find five alike, then dive headfirst.

Now have I, your interest whet?

Here's my Rondine.

Choose words so refrain's not coerced.

It ties the poem don't forget,

from start to end refrain's abet

a singularity well versed.

Here's my Rondine.

© Lawrencealot - April 2012

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RenRhyme

Invented by Renee Mathews Jackson aka Poetryality of Allpoetry

A "®RenRhyme"© 2006 rmj (Original Form)

Written in 8 or 10 syllable lines, consistently. Meaning do not mix eight with ten but write with either eight or ten syllable lines.

It consists of three, four-line (Quatrain) stanzas (12 lines)

Lines 1-4 in the opening stanza are the refrain lines

Line 1 is repeated as line 2 in the second stanza

Line 2 is repeated as line 2 in the third stanza

Line 3 is repeated as line 4 in the second stanza

Line 4 is repeated as line 4 in the third stanza

®RenRhyme (Rhyme Scheme):

A-B-a*-b*

c-A-c-*a*

d-B-d-b*

There is no meter requirement.

Example Poem

Write a Ren Rhyme

Poetryality built a new form.

A third of the poem's in stanza one.

You can use it to please, or to inform.

Just write that third and you'll be two-thirds done.

That eventuates because of refrain.

Poetryality built a new form.

You see, one stanza is used twice again.

You can use it to please or to inform.

Choose eight or ten syllables for line length.

A third of the poem's in stanza one.

Required repetition gives the verse strength.

Just write that third and you'll be two-thirds done.

© Lawrencealot - September 3, 2012

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Barbee

This form was created by Lawrencealot  in response to a contest.

It is named the Barbee, due to the facts it is dedicated to BarbarbBP, and that it's syllabic representation looks somewhat like a capital E.

This form was designed for IAMBIC PENTAMETER in which case all of the required rhyming is STRESSED

It has a COUPLET rhyming pattern on the 2nd syllable of aabbccddeeffgg

and an end-rhyme CROSSED rhyming pattern of  ababcdcdefef

It is twelve lines long and may be presented as the poet desires.

It is syllabic 10/10/10/6/6/10/10/6/6/10/10/10

Example Poem

Natural Transformation

A rose within my garden proudly grows

and shows it's colors to all flying friends.

it sends it's scents to bees and birds and so

attends to those whose ends

it serves while it preserves

with verve the scents its visitors like best

expressed thru pollination's frequent swerve.

Attest now to progressed

parade of bright new shades

as trades made randomly give us a new

delight of multicolor serenades

It’s quite a pleasant gift for us to view.

© Lawrencealot - April 5, 2013

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Arkquain

Arkquain

Friday, March 29, 2013

9:15 AM

It was invented by Madison Shaw, aka Arkbear on Allpoetry.

12 lines with ( 1 ) break between

each stanza, a total of ( 2 ) breaks,

and a total of ( 3 ) stanzas.

The two ( 7 ) syllable lines, must use *end* Rhyme.

Syllable count is:

1-2-3-4

break

5-7-7-5

break

4-3-2-1

*

Hate

present

each day is

so slow to kill.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Dying piece by piece,

an inner self, outer shell,

crumbled as this lady fell

- bitter and broken.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

My soul wishes

nevermore

to feel

hate

*

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Example Poem

Trust

**

trust

cannot

be earned

by accident.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

it takes an event

to create.  A man must know

words  spoken by you are so.

Promise means intent.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

If kept when not

convenient

you earn

trust.

**

© Lawrencealot - May 26, 2012

Dorsimbra

Created by Eve Braden, Frieda Dorris and Robert Simonton, the Dorsimbra
 is a 12-line poem consisting of (1) a quatrain of iambic pentameter rhyming abab
(2) a quatrain of "short and snappy" free verse, and
(3) a quatrain of blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).
The final (12th) line is the same as the first line.

The form's creators suggest the use of enjambment, interlaced rhymes, 
and near-rhymes to bind the three stanzas/

Example Poem


Safe Fax

Today's environment demands safe fax.
If you fax to yourself you won't go blind.
A cover used will not let you relax.
If you fax too fast, most consorts won't mind.

Not age restricted
Married or single  fine
contact quick
frequently gratifies.

If you have no outlet for your fax needs
you can then pay for service, legally.
If you know them then everything's okay.
Today's environment demands safe fax.

© Lawrencealot - April 23, 2012

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Hexaduad

Hexaduad
An Old English poetic form that consists of
 2, 2, 6, 6, 8, 8, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4 syllable line lengths
 - a total of 12 lines.

Rhyme Scheme: aabbccddeeff


Inverted Hexaduad

An Old English poetic form with 2, 6, 8, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 8, 6, 2
syllable line lengths - again, a total of 12 lines.
The first two lines are repeated for the last two lines.

Rhyme Scheme: A1A2bbccddeeA2A1,  where A1 and A2 are the refrain lines

Example Poem

Undone   ( Inverted Hexaduad)

Undone

Without you I'll be one

awaiting a new birth of mirth

and play that's worth

unpack-aging the games

with other names

and fresh pretends

which serve my lusty ends.

You inspire me,

even though I cannot help thee.

Without you I'll be one

Undone.

(c) Lawrencealot - August 25, 2012

Imaginaerium

Invented by  Caroline Ann Gordon      
To pen this form, you must use the following:        
 * Rhyme done in:        
  abcaba deed ff        
* 12 syllables per line        
* Written as follows: Sestet/ Quatrain/Couplet        
* Sestet is written followed by your Quatrain, this stanza is begun with a Volta.          
* A Volta, which in Italian means "turn".          
The turn of thought is one in a Sonnet that is often indicated by such words as: "But", "and", and "yet."          
This form is Copyrighted © 2012 Caroline Ann Gordon.        
If you pen in this form, please mention where you learned the style from.          


Example Poem

Deferred Treasure

I wandered through the deserts high and slept in caves
while searching for the Montezuma's gold that lies
in Utah hills. The Aztec fortune deemed so great
that it cannot be computed. Brought here by slaves
or Montezuma's minions, several tons of prize.
Only one man survived the rest were put in graves.
       
Yet, years of toil and searching yielded only grief.
The map the old guy claimed good but not exact
Has led me here and many possibles I've tracked.
I miss my love, I'm through with greed. Time's been a thief.
       
I'm still an able man, I'll work.  The tide has turned.
My treasure is the girl who waits.  That I have learned.

© Lawrencealot - April 7, 2012



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Minute

The Minute Poem is a 60 syllable verse form, one syllable for each second in a minute. The theme should be an event that is over and done completely, as in a minute. Since the dominant line is short the effect is likely humorous, whimsical or semi-serious. It was created by Verna Lee Hinegardner, once poet laureate of Arkansas.

It is written as three stanza with syllables of 8/4/4/4
The rhyme pattern is aabb ccdd eeff
It is written in strict iambic meter.


Example Poem

Wrong Room

My thought,  my dear,  was that tonight
I'd do it right.
No more wham bam,
Then kiss and scram.

I slid real close, and  loved the fit,
hand on your tit.
It was a dream
until the scream.

Your mom  fled from the rented room.
Impending doom.
I'd be in it
In a minute.

(c) Lawrencealot - February 9, 2012

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Wrapped Refrain Style 1

The Wrapped Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of 2 or more stanzas of 6 lines each; Meter:8,8,8,8,12,12 and Rhyme Scheme: a,a,b,b,c,c.

Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) in the first line must be the last 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) at the end of the last line. This is what wraps each stanza with a repeated refrain ...thus, the Wrapped Refrain.

Optional: The first stanza refrain and last stanza refrain can be joined (or loosely joined) together for the title of the poem.

Example #1:
Let’s Steal Away to Meet Again

Let’s steal away to some place cool,
     with rivulets that foam and pool
beneath a wooded, shady shore
     that frames the rocks with sycamore.
The afternoon has just begun; without delay,
let’s meet beneath the shaded sun...let’s steal away.

Let’s meet again where once we knew
     the buttercups with golden dew;
we scurried to our hidden spot
     where I recall forget-me-not.
And, we shall have the promised dreams that we did then,
as we revisit hideaways...let’s meet again.

Copyright © 2007 Jan Turner

Example #2:
A Chance Taken  (Wrapped Refrain)

Let's toss the dice while hormones rage.
although I'm bright I'm not a sage.
Escorting you I feel I've won
a treasure though we've just begun.
I've met your folks; they seem stable, loving, and nice.
That kind of template should suffice; let's toss the dice.

The dice were rolled and kids were born.
The raging cooled and you were torn
by boring days and nights alone.
I was at sea and could not phone.
Your searching started then; that's when the bells were tolled.
Though we parted since, I'm still glad the dice were rolled.

 © Lawrencealot - February 13, 2013


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RenRhyme

Invented by Renee Mathews Jackson aka Poetryality of Allpoetry

A "®RenRhyme"© 2006 rmj (Original Form)

Written in 8 or 10 syllable lines, consistently. Meaning do not mix eight with ten but write with either eight or ten syllable lines.

It consists of three, four-line (Quatrain) stanzas (12 lines)

Lines 1-4 in the opening stanza are the refrain lines

Line 1 is repeated as line 2 in the second stanza

Line 2 is repeated as line 2 in the third stanza

Line 3 is repeated as line 4 in the second stanza

Line 4 is repeated as line 4 in the third stanza

®RenRhyme (Rhyme Scheme):

A-B-a*-b*

c-A-c-*a*

d-B-d-b*

There is no meter requirement.

Example Poem

Write a Ren Rhyme

Poetryality built a new form.

A third of the poem's in stanza one.

You can use it to please, or to inform.

Just write that third and you'll be two-thirds done.

That eventuates because of refrain.

Poetryality built a new form.

You see, one stanza is used twice again.

You can use it to please or to inform.

Choose eight or ten syllables for line length.

A third of the poem's in stanza one.

Required repetition gives the verse strength.

Just write that third and you'll be two-thirds done.

© Lawrencealot - September 3, 2012

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Rondine

The Rondine is:
 a poem in 12 lines made up of a quatrain, a tercet and ending in a quintet.
 syllabic 8 syllables per line except L7 and L12 which are 4 syllbles each.
 In English metered, most often iambic tetrameter except the refrain which is iambic dimeter.
 composed with a refrain repeated from the opening phrase of the poem, rentrement.
 rhymed, using only 2 rhymes except for the refrain being unrhymed,
 rhyme scheme abba,aabR, abbaR (R being the refrain)
NOTE: The rhyme may be sight rhyme, slant rhyme, or assonance
ALSO NOTE:  This form found frequently WITH MORE that EIGHT Syllable
As in the example below.
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1382>

 This is another very neglected and a very challenging poetry form. It consists of two stanzas, a septet (7 lines), and a quintet (5 lines), making the poem a total of 12 lines.There is a refrain which mimics the first phrase of the first line. R.
The Rondine has a rhyme scheme of,
(R a). b. b. a. a. b. R....a. b. b. a. R.
The meter is open with the French style and not bound by a rhyming pattern and is a more light and buoyant even "flashy" form of poetry which uses short lines, whereas the English is more formal and uses Tetrameter or Pentameter.
Here is an example by Wesli Court.
http://thepoetsgarret.com/2009Challenge/form9.html>

Example Poem

Here's my Rondine, my very first .
With practice I'll get better yet.
There is not much I should forget.
The rhymes are decently dispersed.
Find five alike, then dive headfirst.
Now have I, your interest whet?
Here's my Rondine.

Choose words so refrain's not coerced.
It ties the poem don't forget,
from start to end refrain's abet
a singularity well versed.
Here's my Rondine.

(c) Lawrencealot - August 16, 2012




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Staccato

The Staccato, created by Jan Turner, consists of two or more 6-line stanzas.

Rhyme scheme: a,a,b,b,c,c

*Required internal rhyme scheme interplay between line #1 and line #2 (see below explanation and examples).

Meter:  10, 10, 8, 8, 10, 10

Repeats: This form requires a 2-syllable repeat in Lines #3 and #6 as specified below.

As in a musical notation, The Staccato poetry form uses

short repeats which are abruptly disconnected

elements. The repeat words are read as rapid-fire speech,

such as staccato music when played or sung.

This form lends itself to strong emotion or instruction

(i.e. military poems: “Charge on! Charge on!” etc.),

a declaration (such as of an event: “We’re married!

We’re married!” etc.), an instruction or emphasis of

human emotion (such as love, hate, longing: “Be mine!

Be mine!” etc.), strong observation (such as

“Those eyes! Those eyes!” etc.) or any similar

situation where a strong staccato repeat is desired.

The emphatic two-syllable repeat in this poetry form

is written twice, consecutively, at the beginning of

Line #3 (each repeat in Line #3 is followed by an exclamation mark),

 and once again at the beginning of Line #6

(with or without an exclamation mark in Line #6).

Also, Line #2 requires an internal rhyme scheme that rhymes

with a word within Line #1, usually falling on

the 6th syllable (see examples below), but can fall earlier

in those two lines as long as the internal rhyme

matches the syllabic stress in both lines .

Example Poem

Let's Write a Staccato

A staccato let's write, right here and now.

It's simple, really quite forward, here's how.

Notice! Notice! Internal rhyme

in lines one and two just in time

for a repeated exclamation, yet

notice third repeat may in quiet set.

That inversion my dear, was just for show

to make the rhyme quite clear of course you know.

I know! I know! Poor form to teach

Is most certainly a bad breach.

Since this poem with that err I fetter

I know you, my readers, can do better.

(c) Lawrencealot - September 11, 2012

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ZaniLa Rhyme

The ZaniLa Rhyme is a poetry form created by Laura Lamarca.

A ZaniLa Rhyme has an minimum of three quatrain stanzas with 

a specific rhyme scheme and syllable count. 

There is no maximum length requirement for the form.

In each stanza, the rhyme scheme is abcb 

and the syllable count is 9/7/9/9.

Along with the end-line rhyme scheme, the ZaniLa Rhyme 

also has an internal rhyme in line 3 of each stanza.

Line 3 repeats in all odd-numbered stanzas, as written in stanza one. 

In all even-numbered stanzas, line 3 repeats 

but the order of the line is reversed.

Example Poem:

Right ZaniLa Wrong   ( ZaniLa Rhyme )

ZaniLa threw me a couple times

So I'll write another one.

Internal rhyme in this line this time

to illustrate how it should be done.

I had a d-rhyme within my rhymes

and of d's there should be none.

In this line this time- internal rhyme

in reversed order from when begun.

I can toot the horns and ring the chimes

for I've got the battle won.

Internal rhyme in this line this time.

Finally my errors are undone.

     © Lawrencealot - December 30, 2012

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