Aug 27, 2018 23:45:24 GMT
Anthologia Asterion
A selection of poetry from all corners of the universe
A selection of poetry from all corners of the universe
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Posts made here may only contain one or more poems. The poems must be of the forms of limericks, rondelets, heroic couplets, ghazals, or haiku (see below), without exception. Each poem should have a title. The subject of the poems should be limited to characters, events, items, and/or locations within the Star Wars universe or Star Wars role-playing universe.
Rondelets
This poetic verse consists of 7 lines, with the first line repeated at two other instances in the stanza. The syllabic structure is 4-8-4-8-8-8-4, and the rhyme scheme is A1-B1-A1-A2-B2-B3-A1 (lines 1, 3, and 7 are identical).
Consider the following:
Template for a Rondelet
The rondelet:
A lesson introductory.
The rondelet --
Two sets of rhymes is how to play.
In cyclic form for harmony,
This template to you from me,
the Rondelet.
Limericks
This poetic verse consists of 5 lines. The rhyme scheme is A1-A2-B1-B2-A3, and the syllabic structure is not strict; 'A' lines should each have three feet (feet are a measure of tempo across a poem's lines) while 'B' lines should each have two feet, which puts the number of syllables around 8-11 for the 'A' lines and 4-7 for the 'B' lines.
Consider the following:
Template for a Limerick
The template herein lets you see
What structure your poem should be
So you can rehearse
In limerick verse
And write it conveniently
Heroic Couplets
This poetic verse consists of 4 lines, written in rhyming pairs such that the rhyme scheme is A1-A2-B1-B2. Heroic couplets are written in iambic pentameter, which simply means that there are 10 syllables per line, divided into 5 beats. The emphasized syllable is the second one of each beat, i.e., da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM.
Consider the following:
Template for a Heroic Couplet
To rhyme in iambic pentameter
And make your verse to something real refer,
Is not particularly hard to do.
But counting on your fingers may help you.
Ghazals
This poetic verse of Arabic origin consists of couplets. In practice, most ghazals range from 10 lines to 30 lines, but for consistency with length compared to the other poetic verses used here, they will be restricted to 5 stanzas. There is no rhyme scheme, nor is there a syllabic limitation on the lines. However, the first couplet should end both lines with the same word or phrase, and every couplet thereafter should end its second line with that phrase. The first line of the last stanza must include a reference to an author or character responding to the events described in the earlier lines.
Consider the following:
Template for a Ghazal
How should I go about composing a template?
You aspiring authors of a Ghazal should have a template!
The structure belongs to refraining couplets,
Which should be apparent from the formation of this template.
Rhyme scheme is nonexistent (unless you want)
But it would be difficult to fit a rhyme to a template.
Therefore your diction is of utmost import,
Compose your verse with flow as exemplified in this template.
Ryu emerges from the forest of words,
He breathes, and re-reads, and nods approval to his template.
Haiku
Haiku are a form of poetry of Japanese origin. There is no rhyme scheme, but the poem's structure is three lines, consisting of 5-7-5 syllables per line (many examples, by nature translated from Japanese, do not match this exact number. Nonetheless that number will be strictly adhered to herein). Because of the simple structure and low word count, proper use of a haiku is in its subtlety and in its light metaphorical linkage of two concepts. Frequently, but not imperatively, a haiku uses a seasonal or temporal reference.
Because of the simplicity, a template is inappropriate for a haiku. Instead, please consider the following haiku translated from the work of Matsuo Baisho (This work is not titled but please title your haiku):
The summer grasses
All that remain today
Of brave soldiers' dreams
