Ninette Definition | What is Ninette? - PoetrySoup
Definition
nine lines, each increasing in one syllable, then at the midpoint, decreasing again. The form, when centered, appears like a paper lantern. The first and last word may be the same, antonyms, or synonyms.
Example
1
nine
lines of
increasing
syllable count
making a ninette
poetry form
decreasing
back to
one
2
green
are the
pine needles
hanging on the
branches way up
over our heads
but they fall
to earth
brown
3
spring
arrives
suddenly
when the crocus
pushes through the snow
to raise a small
herald of
warmer
spring
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