Englyn Definition | What is Englyn? - PoetrySoup
Definition
this is an Englyn but with a reversed Englyn added, the second part confirms and accentuates the first part and keeps the rhyme in line....
Example
From the Heavens
Eternal sun shone so bright we’ll caress
Turning darkness into light
And, sadness into delight
Cherishing a golden smile
Making living more worthwhile
As time goes by, once in a while, we’ll sing.
© 18/12/2012
Diminishing Ascending Englyn
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Definition
Englyn (plural englynion) is a traditional Welsh and Cornish short poem form. It uses quantitative metres, involving the counting of syllables, and rigid patterns of rhyme and half rhyme. Each line contains a repeating pattern of consonants and accent known as cynghanedd. There are eight types of englynion.
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Here is an English language englyn by novelist Robertson Davies.
The Old Journalist
He types his laboured column--weary drudge!
Senile, fudge and solemn;
Spare, editor, to condemn
These dry leaves of his autumn.
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