The Loose Sapphic form:
The term “Loose Sapphic” is coined mainly because works are not relied upon the combination of trochees and dactyls of the pure form; (Sapphic).
The structure lent itself to containing a discrete idea within a verse, allowing a theme to develop throughout the poem step by step. There is an ability to abandon punctuation if wished, allowing each line to contain a discrete grammatical element and to dictate further the structure and development of the whole poem. Usually there is a grammatical link between the third line and the shorter fourth of each verse. This can be done to achieve a great deal of flow.
What was stumbled onto lent itself very readily to love poetry – Examples provided:
To Chincoteague
One day you will come back and it will be spring
To Celestine
Outer wolf – inner wolf
In the Underworld
On first seeing Titian’s Venus Anadyomene
The weals of love
To touch Lady-Sky
Here's an excellent poem called Fusion by Glirastes II
[c] Marie Marshall “Mairi bheag” except where otherwise cited.
Source Reference: http://allpoetry.com/column/2337109#
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