The sneadhbhairdne
(sna-vuy-erd-ne), a syllabic Irish quatrain* stanza form, alternates octasyllabic and tetrasyllabic lines, both ending in disyllabic words. Lines two and four rhyme; linethree consonants with both,. Every stressed word in the fourth line must rhyme,and there is alliteration as in rionnairdtri-nard*. The poem circles back to the first syllable, word, or linewith which it began., as in all the Irish forms (xa)(xb)(bc) [bb(xb)]
Lines syllables and rhymes
- xxxxxx(xa)
- xx(xb)
- xxxxxx(bc)
- bb(xb)
** quatrain - fourline stanza
** rionnairdtri-nard (run-ard tree-nard) is an Irish quatrain stanza of hex syllabic linesending in disyllables.
Turco, L. (2000). The book of forms: A handbook of poetics. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England. |
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Example
Semblance
From whence we came so we return dying cinders our lives mirrored in the seasons the end begins
Dust to dust, embers to embers nature's semblance is nurtured in Mother's bosom hence we became
The Celtic Circle
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