The Syltonym is an unrhymed poem consisting of 5 lines with a particular syllable pattern:
3, 5, 7, 5, 3, in which line 5 is either an antonym or a synonym for line 1.
The Syltonym can be on any subject and only the first word is capitalized.
The first line is also the title.
Example poem: (Antonym)
L1. 3 syl. Candle light
L2. 5 syl. glistening at dawn
L3. 7 syl. quaintly flickering, melted
L4. 5 syl. into a sculpture
L5. 3 syl. of darkness (Antonym for L1)
_______Candle light
____glistening at dawn
quaintly flickering, melted
_____into a sculpture
_______of darkness
Example poem: (Synonym)
L1. 3 syl. Lioness,
L2. 5 syl. feminine lion
L3. 7 syl. hunting and tending her young
L4. 5 syl. wary of other
L5. 3 syl. animals (Synonym of L1)
_________Lioness,
______feminine lion
hunting and tending her young
______wary of other
_________animals
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20 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 22 12:38 PM 2007. In Nature
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38 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 22 12:42 PM 2007. In Life, Syllonym Form
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