HowTo&Links to Haiku, Cinquain, other short forms

[jeannerené]

Please feel free to contribute to this thread!!


HAIKU

A haiku is an unrhymed 17 syllable poem of Japanese origin. It usually has a seasonal reference.The structure is:

*line 1 - 5 syllables
*line 2 - 7 syllables
*line 3 - 5 syllables

Poetry Form - The Haiku
www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/haiku.htm

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Five Criteria for Haiku
awakening.to/haiku.html#five

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How to write a Haiku
www.ehow.com/how_3336_write-haiku.html

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Haiku for People
www.toyomasu.com/haiku/

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CINQUAIN

The traditional cinquain is based on a syllable count.
*line 1 - 2 syllables
*line 2 - 4 syllables
*line 3 - 6 syllables
*line 4 - 8 syllables
*line 5 - 2 syllables

The modern cinquain is based on a word count of words of a certain type.

*line 1 - one word (noun) a title or name of the subject
*line 2 - two words (adjectives) describing the title
*line 3 - three words (verbs) describing an action related to the title
*line 4 - four words describing a feeling about the titlem, a complete sentence
*line 5 - one word referring back to the title of the poem

Samples of Contemporary Cinquain
www.ahapoetry.com/cinqhmpg.htm

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Read, Write, Think
www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=43

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TANKA

Tanka is a popular form of Japanese poetry carrying a rich history of over one thousand years, which makes it the oldest of poetry existing in Japan today. It is known for its simplistic yet meaningful verses - with its lyrical words reminiscent of a melody or a tune when cited.

*line 1 - 5 syllables
*line 2 - 7 syllables
*line 3 - 5 syllables
*line 4 - 7 syllables
*line 5 - 7 syllables

The Tanka

www.ahapoetry.com/tanka.htm

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Poetry Form - The Tanka

www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/tanka.htm

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What is a Tanka?

home1.pacific.net.sg/~loudon/rick.htm

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SENRYU


A senryu is a three line Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku. It is unrhymed and the subject is based human nature. It is usually satirical or ironic.

* line 1 - 5 syllables
* line 2 - 7 syllables
* line 3 - 5 syllables

Senryu is

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Senryu

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senryu

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Haiku and Senryu

www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/haiku/haiku.html

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MIRROR CINQUAIN ... Thank you Purple (a poet friend) ..
Purple posted:

I occasionally use a style called MIRROR CINQUAIN. The same as the CINQUAIN but there are another 5 lines added so it will go thus...

2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllables then 2, 8, 6, 4, 2 syllables

[jeannerené]

Diatelle ... details of form provided by maggie ... thank you maggie

The Diatelle is a fun, syllable counting form like the etheree with a twist. The syllable structure of
the diatelle is as follows: 1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1, but unlike an ethere, has a set rhyme
pattern of abbcbccaccbcbba. This poetry form may be written on any subject matter and looks
best center aligned in a diamond shape.

[jeannerené]

Kyrielle ... information on form provide by maggie ...thanks ...!


A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines), and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but three is considered the accepted minimum.

Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB. Mixing up the rhyme scheme is possible for an unusual pattern of: axaZ, bxbZ, czcZ, dxdZ, etc. with Z being the repeated line. The rhyme pattern is completely up to the poet.

Kyrielle Sonnet
A Kyrielle Sonnet consists of 14 lines (three rhyming quatrain stanzas and a non-rhyming couplet). Just like the traditional Kyrielle poem, the Kyrielle Sonnet also has a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the Kyrielle Sonnet consists of only eight syllables. French poetry forms have a tendency to link back to the beginning of the poem, so common practice is to use the first and last line of the first quatrain as the ending couplet. This would also re-enforce the refrain within the poem. Therefore, a good rhyming scheme for a Kyrielle Sonnet would be: AabB, ccbB, ddbB, AB -or- AbaB, cbcB, dbdB, AB.


MY EXAMPLE

I feel so alone
hear the wind moan
scurrying, afraid in the park
In the depth of the night it's so dark

Shadows that haunt
follow and taunt
what makes a frightened dog bark?
in the depth of the night it's so dark

Footsteps I hear
coming so near
my ears strain to listen,hark!
in the depth of the night it's so dark

[jeannerené]

Welsh Englyn.... thank you ieuan for the information....


This is an offering of a Welsh englyn, englyn penfyr the short edged englyn, possibly the simplest type of the set of 8 englyns.
It consists of three lines made up of 10, 7,and 7 syllables respectively. The 1st line introduces the rhyme in the 7th, 8th or 9th syllable; this is repeated in the last syllable in the two remaining lines. The rhyme is repeated as an echo either in rhyme or consonance in the 4th syllable of the second line.


Old friends meeting, sparing mean tales wearing

greeting with hails, laughter-gales

avoiding, twisting of tails

ioansant

Dydd Sadwrn 28 Mai 2005