Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted September 23, 2009 | Chapters: | ...20 21 -22- |
an ottava rima- see author's notes
A chapter in the book The Ottava Rima
I Spied a Fairy Tern
by adewpearl
Upon the surface of the placid sea there swept a squall that made the ocean whirl until each sleeping billow woke to free the power of still waters now unfurled. As wave on wave rose if by wind's decree to whip the whitecaps to a frothy swirl, I spied a fairy tern swoop through the air as if the raging swells weren't even there. In spiraled flight on snow white wings she soared, unflappable to harm placed in her path though right below the rising waters roared as if they could consume her with their wrath. Then swift as squalls began, peace was restored, serenity reclaimed, storm's aftermath, while snowy tern, where once the waters stirred, resumed her hunt for dinner undisturbed. |
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My Fan Story friend Dawn of Tomorrow recently suggested I try the challenging ottava rima form. Rhymelord, God bless his patient soul, has been tolerating the rictameter and cinquain in hopes I will get back to more rhyming forms. My daughter Miranda has wanted me to write more story and rhyming poems with nature themes. So, this goes out to all of them :-)
The ottava rima form is written in 8 line stanzas with each line having 10 syllables in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is abababcc dededeff and so on depending on the number of stanzas. The most famous example of this Italian form in English poetry is Lord Byron's Don Juan. Byron's poem has dozens of stanzas - two is as ambitious as I could get this first time out! :-) Robin Gillow's gorgeous painting of Fairy Terns Fishing was a true inspiration.
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and 2 member cents. The ottava rima form is written in 8 line stanzas with each line having 10 syllables in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is abababcc dededeff and so on depending on the number of stanzas. The most famous example of this Italian form in English poetry is Lord Byron's Don Juan. Byron's poem has dozens of stanzas - two is as ambitious as I could get this first time out! :-) Robin Gillow's gorgeous painting of Fairy Terns Fishing was a true inspiration.
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