Poetic Rhapsody - Page 3

Theme- Harvest Festival Swap Quatrain Created by Lorraine M. Kanter, swap quatrain is a 4-line poetry form wherein the first line is reversed in the fourth line. It follows the AABB,CCDD, EEFF (and so on) rhyming scheme. There is no syllable count restriction.

If I were to undertake an adventurous travel- x With the quickly passing time- a To discover the ancient or the imminent,- b It would suit me just fine.- a   I might meet my illustrious ancestors -x Or aliens

The Puente form has three stanzas with the first and third having an equal number of lines and the middle stanza having only one line which acts as a bridge (puente) between the first and third stanza. The first and

I look at you from the shore with tear-filled eyes O mighty ocean! Where is thou strength that all defies? I can hardly feel your joyful gurgles and youthful grace, The shy, soothing touch or the tall, majestic face. I

Tricube  As the name suggests, a Tricube consists of 3 stanzas; each stanza has 3 lines, and each line has 3 syllables. It can be based on any theme/subject. Non-Rhyming. I do not Like to look At the past. It

Clogynarch is of Welsh origin. It is usually a 6-line poem. However, some poets combine lines 5 and 6 as one. The guidelines: One stanza, six lines Rhyme Scheme: aabbba Syllables per line: 8-8-5-5-3-3 POV: non-human animals (the poet is

Developed by William CarlosWilliams, the triversen is a stanzaic poem. Each stanza is a complete sentence broken into three lines.  Guidelines: Syllable count: none Rhyme scheme: non-rhyming Veils of the morning cover the surroundings in shy grandeur.   A supreme

A bio poem is about someone’s life, personality traits, values and ambitions. It can be autobiographical or biographical. Guidelines: 12-20 lines (can be stanzaic) 8-12 syllables per line nonrhyming Sporting a Sikh turban and dapper mustache, I reigned the hearts

The Seguidilla is a verse form of Spanish origin that began as a dance song. These are the guidelines:  One stanza of 7 lines Syllable count per line: 7, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7, 5 Rhyme scheme: xaxabxb; x being

Developed by Jim T. Henriksen, a Monchielle has the following guidelines: The poem contains 4 stanzas Each stanza has five lines Every line has six syllables Every first line is repeated and comes back as the other stanzas’ first line