General Poetry posted November 30, 2020 |
A Potlach poem following 'The Bridges' format
The Backsliders
by tfawcus
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Recognized |
'The Bridges' is a stanzaic form with a formal tone created by the long and short lines and exact rhyme scheme. It is patterned after Nightingales by English poet Robert Bridges(1844-1930).
It is:
- stanzaic, written in any number of sixains.
- metered, L1,L2, L4 of each stanza is iambic hexameter, L5 iambic pentameter and L3 and L6 are dimeter.
- rhymed, rhyme scheme aabccb ddeffe etc.
Photo by Chris Karidis on Unsplash
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and 2 member cents. It is:
- stanzaic, written in any number of sixains.
- metered, L1,L2, L4 of each stanza is iambic hexameter, L5 iambic pentameter and L3 and L6 are dimeter.
- rhymed, rhyme scheme aabccb ddeffe etc.
Photo by Chris Karidis on Unsplash
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