Quatern
A Quatern is a sixteen line
French form composed of four quatrains.
It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain.
The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three, and fourth line of stanza four.
A quatern has eight syllables per line.
It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme
scheme.
line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
line 5
line 6 (line 1)
line 7
line 8
line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1)
line 12
line 13
line 14
line 15
line 16 (line 1)
Write about any subject you wish, but please no erotica or swearing!
No sticky caps
Have fun! the quatern is a lovely form of poetry! Make sure you read the rules properly of how to write a quatern.
I wants lots of creativity and imagery! So have fun!
here is an example of a quatern that i wrote. You do not need to comment!
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3070926
A Quatern is a sixteen line
French form composed of four quatrains.
It has a refrain that is in a different place in each quatrain.
The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three, and fourth line of stanza four.
A quatern has eight syllables per line.
It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme
scheme.
line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
line 5
line 6 (line 1)
line 7
line 8
line 9
line 10
line 11 (line 1)
line 12
line 13
line 14
line 15
line 16 (line 1)
Write about any subject you wish, but please no erotica or swearing!
No sticky caps
Have fun! the quatern is a lovely form of poetry! Make sure you read the rules properly of how to write a quatern.
I wants lots of creativity and imagery! So have fun!
here is an example of a quatern that i wrote. You do not need to comment!
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3070926
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 2, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Thanks for all your entries! I loved reading them! I read some really great quaterns here. Congrats to the winners!
Contest Winners
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Empty is the savaged heart, / dredged hallow from the blows. / Frozen when true love departs, / Devoid of love, unable to show. / Stunned,• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [8]
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Drumming hooves and flowing bodies, / Run free through the sea of tall grass. / Their running spirit embodies / The reality of freedom. / H• Commented on by judge.
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by amaranthine lover 21 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 25 11:37 AM 2007. In Fantasy, Contemporary, Dark, Abstract, My own style, Weird, Nature, noguest• Commented on by judge.
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My love is always so angry / I think that she wants to kill me / For she bristles at my humor / and acts like my brain's a tumor / I am alwby PerVirtuous 20 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 26 5:41 AM 2007. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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Thanks for silver Well done all! La x
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Well done all who entered this contest I worked on a piece for over a week and could not complete the task to my own expectations so I know now hard this Form is but thank you for making me try
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thank you so much for the bronze...congratulations to the other winners
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