Forms of Poetry - F | Types of Poetry - F
Forms of Poetry -
F. This is a comprehensive resource of poetic forms beginning with the letter
F. We include examples of different types of poetry.
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Definition
The number of syllables in each line must equal the sum of the syllables in the two previous lines. So, start with 0 and 1, add them together to get your next number, which is also 1, 2 comes next, then add 2 and 1 to get 3, and so on.
Fibonnaci: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21...
Poetry: 1 syllable, 1 syllable, 2 syllables, 3 syllables, 5 syllables, 8 syllables, 13 syllables, 21 syllables...
Example
I
like
to blog.
Frequently.
Theory matters.
Computer science (theory)
is my home and geometric algorithms are
sublime. Let P be a set of points in general position in the plane. Amen.
My
brain
can find
such solace
in this simple verse
made of certain syllable words.
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Definition
A footle is a 2 line, 2 syllable trochaiac monometer poem with an integral title suitable for light, witty, pertinent, topical verse.
Example
Brian Strand, UK
Experimental Verse ~ Footle*
Acers
warm glow
fall show
Go Slow
heigh-ho
furlough
Bonnie & Clyde
too snide
both died
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Definition
A term describing various styles of poetry that are not written using strict meter or rhyme, but that still are recognizable as 'poetry' by virtue of complex patterns of one sort or another that readers can perceive to be part of a coherent whole.
Example
Fog
by Carl Sandburg
THE FOG comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
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