Poetry Styles/Patterns - care to share?

  • Avrii Monrielle
    18 years ago

    Hi. I've been writing rhyming poems for a while now, but I love trying new things. If anyone wants to share, can you show me poetry styles/patterns? Such as diamante, haiku, etc. ? Please do! I have no idea how to write any of those.

    ~Thanks,
    Rainy

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    Rhyming (lol...)

    ABAB, ABBA, AABB, vice versa ^^

  • Natalie
    18 years ago

    I know some. I've been trying to do different styles aswell. =]

    1. Triolet

    A Triolet is a poetic form consisting of
    only 8 lines. Within a Triolet, the 1st,
    4th, and 7th lines repeat, and the 2nd
    and 8th lines do as well. The rhyme
    scheme is simple: ABaAabAB, capital
    letters representing the repeated lines.
    Make each line 8 syllables in length.

    ..But I think they can be longer than 8 syllables in each line. I'm not sure. When I was looking this style up it said 8. But it might not be right.

    2. Nonet

    A nonet has nine lines. The first line has
    nine syllables, the second line eight syllables,
    the third line seven syllables, etc...
    until line nine that finishes withone
    syllable. It can be on any subject and
    rhyming is optional.

    Yeah. Those two, And Haiku are the only ones I've been trying at the moment. Those three arnt that hard I don't think. But eh. I dunno. The poems I came up with could be bad, I dunno.

    `taleee xx

  • HOLLY ARMER
    18 years ago

    When I want to try a new style (other than what we're learning in EOP), I go to this website:

    http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/types.html

    Not only does it have a very in depth description but it also gives you examples of each style. There are a whole bunch to choose from as well.