General Poetry posted July 28, 2015 |
A Fusion Sonnet
Seeking for Truth
by tfawcus
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I was introduced to The Fusion Sonnet by treischel in his recent excellent example, "Cash" posted on 21st July. It was invented by the Greek poet, Yannis Livadas (born in 1969), and popularized by Sonnet Mondal. It has 21 lines rather than the the typical 14. The fusion comes from blending in 4 lines of free verse at lines 11 through 14. It has a strict structure and rhyme scheme, but a flexible meter. Here are the rules:
14 line Poem followed by a half sonnet of 7 lines acting as a coda or tail to add additional stability to the poem. No particular meter is followed fusing it with the modern free verse style.
The rhyme scheme is:
A1, b,b,b, A2, c,c,c, (4 lines free verse)----A1, d,d,e,e,A2, where the capital letters indicate repeated lines.
First Fourteen Lines:
Negative and pessimistic note in the first 10 lines.
Rhetorical questions in 9th & 10th lines.
Free verse carrying Optimistic Tone in 11th, 12th,13 & 14th Lines.
Volta gradually through 9th, 10th and 11th lines.
Next Seven Lines:-The Half Sonnet acting as a coda.
Further volta towards the end.
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. 14 line Poem followed by a half sonnet of 7 lines acting as a coda or tail to add additional stability to the poem. No particular meter is followed fusing it with the modern free verse style.
The rhyme scheme is:
A1, b,b,b, A2, c,c,c, (4 lines free verse)----A1, d,d,e,e,A2, where the capital letters indicate repeated lines.
First Fourteen Lines:
Negative and pessimistic note in the first 10 lines.
Rhetorical questions in 9th & 10th lines.
Free verse carrying Optimistic Tone in 11th, 12th,13 & 14th Lines.
Volta gradually through 9th, 10th and 11th lines.
Next Seven Lines:-The Half Sonnet acting as a coda.
Further volta towards the end.
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