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Typically, a pantoum is made up of two rhyming couplets, however, Western writers altered and adapted the form, the importance of rhyming and brevity diminished. So, pantoums do not need to rhyme. https://www.poetrysoup.com/dictionary/pantoum I started off writing a poem with a rhyme scheme of A/B/A/B C/C D/D with 9 syllables per line for an example to write the Pantoum Rhyme poem. You can also use a Monorhyme scheme. 1 Autumn's moon endowed against the sky. A 2 Night brief lull in early calm slumber, B 3 While nature's errs hurled into good-bye; A 4 Crisp veiling life into a wonder. B 5 Adorn quaking leaves as if they sigh C 6 Before the breeze has gleaned a reply. C 7 Drifting round umber earth rushing burr; D 8 Warm coals soothe the time, no more summer. D Then I copied and pasted each line in the order they are supposed to be for a Pantoum form. A/B/A/B B/C/B/C C/D/C/D D/ 3A / D/ 1A .... D - "A", is the second line of the first stanza... D - " A" , is the first line of the first stanza Using "How Many Syllables" to check my syllable count" counthttps://www.howmanysyllables.com/syllable_counter/ Syllable Counter https://www.poetrysoup.com/syllables/syllable_counter.aspx and "Rhymer" or "Rhyme Zone" https://rhymer.com/askew.html https://www.rhymezone.com/ The same poem except I copied and pasted the repeated lines like a Pantoum. Last stanza D7 A3 D8 A1 .... "A", is the second line of the first stanza... " A" , is the first line of the first stanza 1 Autumn's moon endowed against the sky. A 2 Night brief lull in early calm slumber, B 3 While nature's errs hurled into good-bye; A 4 Crisp veiling life into a wonder. B 2 Night brief lull in early calm slumber, B 5 Adorn quaking leaves as if they sigh C 4 Crisp veiling life into a wonder. B 6 Before the breeze has gleaned a reply. C 5 Adorn quaking leaves as if they sigh C 7 Drifting round umber earth rushing burr. D 6 Before the breeze has gleaned a reply. C 8 Warm coals soothe the time, no more summer D 7 Drifting round umber earth rushing burr D 3 While nature's errs hurled into good-bye; A 8 Warm coals soothe the time, no more summer D 1 Autumn's moon endowed against the sky. A 12/1/2019 https://www.howmanysyllables.com/syllable_counter/ https://www.poetrysoup.com/syllables/syllable_counter.aspx https://rhymer.com/askew.html https://www.rhymezone.com/

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Date: 4/25/2020 4:19:00 AM
Thank you Eve: This is a very helpful guide to follow. You make the impossible seem do-able. Hugs, SuZ
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Date: 12/24/2019 4:17:00 PM
A perfect model, Eve. You scheme makes it so much easier. Thanks for sharing it with us at Poetry Soup.
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Date: 12/7/2019 9:09:00 AM
Excellent poetry teaching motif, Eve. So easy ink to do for such a talented poetess as you. Ty for the quill tip. Splendid poetry both are. Love and more love always.
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Date: 12/4/2019 11:05:00 AM
Thank you for showing us this technique, Eve. I have not written many Pantoum because I find the structure difficult. Must try re-writing one of my quatrain. // Barry
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Date: 12/4/2019 3:14:00 PM
You made my day Barry thank you for wanting to try. .. Hugs
Date: 12/2/2019 9:31:00 AM
This was fun Eve. Thank you for this enlightening piece of writing. I don't try most forms because I don't know how to write them. This really helps.
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Date: 12/1/2019 3:47:00 PM
well done, Eve, showing how you put it all together. I am picky on my grammar and sometimes I have difficulty getting lines to fit together so I have to play around a bit to get them just right. I really need to try a pantoum again!
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Date: 12/1/2019 1:23:00 PM
Thank you... This was very important. Excellent write. Ann
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Date: 12/1/2019 12:30:00 PM
beautiful example, it surely helps to understand the form a little better for those of us who have never tried it...thank you for sharing this...i will try the form again one day using your example and advice as my guideline :)
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