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A Rictameter is a type of poem where the first and the last lines keep repeating. The first and the final lines also have to start with a two-syllable word. The syllabic count, therefore, has to be 2R.4.6.8.10.8.6.4.2R. This means that you have to start the first line with two syllables, increase the number of syllables in the next line by two until you reach the fifth line, which will have ten syllables. After that, you have to start decreasing the number of syllables in each line by two, until you get the two syllables you initially started with. This format will help to ensure that the final line has the two-syllable words that were there in the first line of the poem.
A rictameter is a nine line poetry form. The 1st and last lines are the same with the syllable count as follows: • line 1 - 2 syllables - same as line 9 • line 2 - 4 syllables • line 3 - 6 syllables • line 4 - 8 syllables • line 5 - 10 syllables • line 6 - 8 syllables • line 7 - 6 syllables • line 8 - 4 syllables • line 9 - 2 syllables - same as line 1
