Than-Bauk

Than-Bauk

The Than-Bauk is Burmese. It goes something like this:

A kind of verse

Some are worse than.

It’s terse, but rhymes.

Three lines, four syllables each. And the fourth, third and second syllables respectively all rhyme. It's even shorter than a haiku, but a lot more structured. Traditionally, than-bauks are supposed to be witty and epigrammatic.

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Than Bauk

In view of the Haikus popularity in the West, it's surprising that the Than Bauk is not more popular. It consists of three lines of four syllables that should be witty. The nickname for this form of poetry, could be "Stairway", because of the rhyme steps through the poem. This is the basic rhyme scheme:

O. O. O. a

O. O. a. O

O. a. O. b

You can see from this that it forms a descending step, and at this point it can be terminated. You have twelve syllables to work with, and it could be very hard work. It could be much easier if a longer poem were made. If this is the case, then the practice is that the last syllable of the third line starts the next descent as shown below:

O. O. O. a

O. O. a. O

O. a. O. b

O. O. b. O

O. b. O. c

O. O. c. O

O. c. O. d. etc.

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Example Poem

The  sun is bright

while moonlight is

seen night and day.

© Lawrencealot - November 22, 2013

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Only Three lines are required, but if you wish to continue, the pattern follows.

Jumping Rhyme

This form was invented by Amanda J. Norton

Monorhyme quintet with line length growing from 6 to ten syllables
Interlaced rhyme required for every line, starts with word two of line 1
then "jumps" up a word each line until the last,
where it jumps back one word.
Obviously the poet must not use large multisyllabic words that make this impossible

Line length is based on syllables, rhyme pattern is based on words - take care

Example Poem

Lets Dance   (Jumping Rhyme)

I propose that we dance
if your toes dare take a chance.
God only knows I cannot prance
and whirl like the pros, but there's a chance
the closeness could dispose you to romance.

© Lawrencealot - December 9, 2012

Both Interlaced and end-rhyme are monorhyme
I think the following visual template will clarify:
Note: you cannot chart the interlaced rhyme in advance, as it is dependent upon the word size

Ya Hoo

The Ya Hoo is an enhanced version of the Yadu, which is defined HERE.

It was invented by Lawrencelot of AP

There are 1 to 3 stanzas, each with five lines.

Each of the first four lines have four syllables.

The last line has either 5, 7, 9 or 11 syllables.

The defining feature of this form is that it has internal staircase rhyme, as does the yadu, but unlike the yadu it has right and left staircases.

Also unlike the yadu, there is NO requirement that the poem have a theme about seasons.

Here is a syllable schematic of the rhyme required.

a.O.O.b

O.a.b.c

d.b.a.e

O.d.e.c

O.e.d--.c

Where "--" equals from 1 to 7 syllables

Example poem.

Maybe Time, by Lawrencealot

Shine a dim light 

of fine nightowl 

sky;  white wine pour 

for my poor gal. 

She's sore. Why? I dunno but I see a scowl. 

I could propose 

then I 'spose she 

would close my night 

out good, right? We 

don't fight. Should work for everybody.

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