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Anita_a Posted 21 years ago
What is this form of poetry?
One
Only
Friend so true
But no more there
Lost to the world blue
A tear of weary eyes
Drops down in the snow so cold
Turns into a flower made of gold
I don't remember the name but the number of sylabbles in a line are equal to the number of the line. That is , the first line has one sylable, the 2nd has 2, the third has 3.... Sometimes it is written in the reverse order also. that is the first line has 10 sylables and the 10th line ends with one syllable.
Can anybody help me in remembering the name of this style?
Only
Friend so true
But no more there
Lost to the world blue
A tear of weary eyes
Drops down in the snow so cold
Turns into a flower made of gold
I don't remember the name but the number of sylabbles in a line are equal to the number of the line. That is , the first line has one sylable, the 2nd has 2, the third has 3.... Sometimes it is written in the reverse order also. that is the first line has 10 sylables and the 10th line ends with one syllable.
Can anybody help me in remembering the name of this style?
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What a great word! I had to look it up, but from my reading of the definition, I don't think the above poem qualifies. I do agree it is a lovely poem and construct.
"A rhopalic is a poetic / word-play construct in which each succeeding word is one segment longer than the preceding one. It may be with increasing syllables, or (a bit more difficult) by adding one additional letter to each
"A rhopalic is a poetic / word-play construct in which each succeeding word is one segment longer than the preceding one. It may be with increasing syllables, or (a bit more difficult) by adding one additional letter to each
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Thanks Mr.P and Abbie. If I'm not mistaken, it starts with E but I still can't remember it though I've been searching a lot.
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Is it an 'ethere'?
(That has quite a lot of Es.)
MrP
(PS: It suits you, Anita.)
(That has quite a lot of Es.)
MrP
(PS: It suits you, Anita.)
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And Mr. P. strikes again. It is, it is.
From
http://www.poemsbysoul.com/eth.html
Ethere
This poetry form contains of 10 lines.
Line 1 = 1 syllable
Line 2 = 2 syllables
Line 3 = 3 syllables
Line 4 = 4 syllables
Line 5 = 5 syllab
From
http://www.poemsbysoul.com/eth.html
Ethere
This poetry form contains of 10 lines.
Line 1 = 1 syllable
Line 2 = 2 syllables
Line 3 = 3 syllables
Line 4 = 4 syllables
Line 5 = 5 syllab
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Thanks a lot Mr.P. U helped me right in time. Hope my poem is an 'Ethere'!
Thanks Abbie. I appreciate it.
Thanks Abbie. I appreciate it.
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