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List: Poetic Form: Séasúr Amhrán

A form of my own creation.

In this form we have four quatrain stanzas with a strict syllable count and rhyme scheme. There are three refrain lines, two alternating and one hook/anchor line. L1, L3, & L4 are the refrain lines. L1 & L3 of stanza one alternate in subsequent stanzas. L4 repeats at the end of every stanza. The minimum stanzas is four. The rhyme scheme is a/b/a/b or a/b/a/a

The refrain lines are characterized by alliteration with 10 syllables per line. L2 of each poem is 8 syllables. Here is the progression of each stanza. Note: the L1 & L3 refrain lines are numbered to show how they are to alternate from stanza to stanza.

Lines
Syllables & Rhymes
1
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2
xxxxxxxb
3
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4
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1
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2
xxxxxxxb
3
xxxxxxxxxA1
4
xxxxxxxxxB

  • E-li-si (Grandmother)
    Painted face portrays the etchings of time;
    she sits her circle on the Earth.
    19 lines, on Oct 6 11:31 PM
  • Bludgeoned Day
    Molten lava blisters clouds in the sky
    the heavens singed -- bloodied red;
    24 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 8 10:53 PM. In Nature, Dark, Thoughts

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