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Poetic Forms (PF)
Learn about old & new poetic forms.
If you are familiar with one or have a favorite style, share it with others. Or just try writing a few and posting them here.

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Ballade Ballade A Ballade consists of three stanzas, each of eight or ten iambic pentameter lines, along with a brief envoi. All three stanzas and the envoi ending in the same one-line refrain — The envoi is a closing stanza dedicating the poem t... Started Aug 5^th, 2003 at 1:14am by alien	1	57	Jul 28^th, 2009 at 7:47am By: Just_Daniel
Viator This form was created by British-born Canadian poet and scholar Robin Skelton, the author of ‘The Shapes of Our Singing.’ [IMAGE] Simply, it is a poem consisting usually of four stanzas in which the 1st... Started Oct 30^th, 2003 at 10:01am by alien	8	144	Dec 6^th, 2008 at 6:28am By: writer
Rondeau ~ FOM Mar 07 The standard literary rondeau is usually found as fifteen octo- or decasyllabic (8- or 10-syllable) lines divided into three stanzas, a quintet, quatrain and sestet (5-, 4- & 6-line stanzas). The Ref... Started Aug 5^th, 2003 at 1:26am by alien « Pages 1 2 3 4 »	50	164	Nov 18^th, 2008 at 11:18pm By: writer
Glosa/glose A form (of Spanish origin), the glose has found acceptance in Central and South America as well, but has never encountered much favour in other linguistic areas. It consists of two parts: the o... Started Aug 5^th, 2003 at 1:12pm by alien	1	69	Feb 16^th, 2007 at 1:55am By: Shadow_Angel
Villonnet Villonnet The *Villonnet* is a 15-line hybrid form derived from the classic *Villanelle* and *Sonnet* forms. It is, to the best of my knowledge, the creation of my own hand (which may or may not improve its value). It b... Started Jul 29^th, 2009 at 1:17pm by D. Allen Jenkins	3	112	Jul 31^st, 2009 at 8:50pm By: Just_Daniel
Sonnets I could not allow this part of the train to be sonnetless any longer. I am sure there are passengers on this train more informed than I about this wonderful form, so whatever I share will give deferen... Started Nov 5^th, 2003 at 11:00pm by D. Allen Jenkins	8	134	Jul 28^th, 2009 at 7:10am By: Just_Daniel
Brevettes A brevetted is a 3 line, 3 word poem with the middle line spaced out. Here is an example Peace b r I n g s harmony. ~Davidf Started May 26^th, 2014 at 12:52am by davidf	0	34	May 26^th, 2014 at 12:52am By: davidf
Footle Invented by Brian Stand, a footle is a 2 line form, that is one stressed and one un-stressed syllable in monorhyme. (they are supposed to be witty, but some of them of a darker nature) Here are ... Started Jul 7^th, 2013 at 1:21pm by davidf	0	28	Jul 7^th, 2013 at 1:21pm By: davidf
Odes Odes Odes are easy. They date back to the ancient Greeks, and a poet named Pindar, who lived from 522-442 bc. His subject matter revolved around the great heroes and games that were common in tha... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:19pm by Jess	1	43	Jul 7^th, 2013 at 1:01pm By: davidf
Little Willies Little Willies Little Willies are a poetry form consisting of a quatrain in which the autonymous hero comes to an inglorious end... or helps someone else on the same route. These fun poems are at least... Started Nov 25^th, 2003 at 7:31pm by Jess	5	151	Sep 3^rd, 2011 at 6:18pm By: davidf
Ballad ~ Form of the Month, October 2009 Form of the Month for October 2009: Ballad *Ballads* fall into two categories, “street” and “traditional”. It is hard to say which of these styles is the older of the two, but it appears that the traditional b... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:42pm by Jess	8	146	Oct 16^th, 2009 at 11:04am By: Just_Daniel
Blank Verse ~ FOM Sep 09 Blank Verse *Blank verse* is composed traditionally of unrhymed iambic pentameter... although many today argue that it may be of any metrical pattern and number of feet per line, though the iamb is predominant.<br /... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:35pm by Jess	10	223	Sep 25^th, 2009 at 3:08pm By: Just_Daniel
Tetractys ~ FOM Dec 08/Jan 09 Tetractys A verse in a tetractys consists of at least 5 lines using a specific syllable pattern for each verse.. Line 1 - has one syllable Line 2 - has two syllables Line 3 - has thre... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:40pm by Jess « Pages 1 2 »	26	121	Jan 12^th, 2009 at 6:05am By: Ladygrace
Sestina Sestina This is a very difficult style to write well. It is a verse form with repeating end words. It was created by Arnaut Daniel, but Dante and Petrarch would be the best known poets to utilize... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:27pm by Jess	14	167	May 27^th, 2007 at 6:19pm By: Just_Daniel
Lira ~ FOM Apr 07 Lira Lira is a Spanish style of poetry in which each stanza utilizes two eleven syllable lines. This is interesting because most of the romance languages use 11 syllable lines commonly in their poetry.... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:36pm by Jess	7	32	Apr 4^th, 2007 at 8:59pm By: diehard
ABCDerius ABCDerius One type of *ABCDerian* poem is an *acrostic* of 26 lines (or I suppose any multiple of 26, although I can't say I've ever seen one). The first letter of each line begins with a successive lette... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:49pm by Jess	2	78	Jul 26^th, 2004 at 3:18pm By: Pen
Epitaphs Epitaphs These little ditties predate recorded history, which always seemed a little odd to me. It is amazing how linguists can reconstruct traditions that were seldom or never written down...any... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:33pm by Jess	1	48	Jul 24^th, 2004 at 4:45pm By: Pen
Cacophony and Euphony Cacophony and Euphony Cacophony or euphony may be used to describe short poems that utilze either or both of these two writing devices. The main contribution to poetry of these two principles, however, is in... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:38pm by Jess	0	12	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:38pm By: Jess
Imagist Poem Imagist Poem Imagism is a term first used by Ezra Pound, although the style it describes is much older. At its most fundamental level imagism represents an image and lets that image carry the whole poe... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:35pm by Jess	0	12	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:35pm By: Jess
Georgic Poems Georgic Poems Georgic poems are much older than the saint they have been named after. They predate the Greeks and may have found their roots in the first formal scholastic schools. The Georgic po... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:32pm by Jess	0	22	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:32pm By: Jess
Prose Poetry Prose Poetry Prose poetry is hard to distinguish from short articles or vignettes. There is no single definition of a prose poem; nor is there a solid boarder between prose poetry and simple pros... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:32pm by Jess	0	30	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:32pm By: Jess
Canzone Canzone This is an extremely intricate form of poetry that derives its origins from the troubadour and Italian traditions. What is interesting to know about the canzone is that it may be the orig... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:28pm by Jess	0	20	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:28pm By: Jess
Royal Rhyme Royal Rhyme This poetic form is attributed to King James I of Scotland. It has alternately been called the Chaucerian stanza. It is not commonly seen in this day in age, but it was extremely tren... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:26pm by Jess	0	19	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:26pm By: Jess
Ottava Rima Ottava Rima This is an interesting style that was developed in Italy. Luigi Pulci would be an excellent place to start if you have an interest in Italian verse. The style made its way into the En... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:24pm by Jess	0	17	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:24pm By: Jess
Heroic Couplet Heroic Couplet Most people are familiar with the heroic couplet as it appears in other styles of poetry...at the end of some sonnets for example. The heroic couplet is one of the most widely empl... Started Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 7:23pm by Jess	0	20	Nov 23^rd, 2003 at 9:23pm By: Jess

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