Eight-ette
Eight-ette: 8 lines.
Syllable Count: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Rhyme Scheme: a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d
Variation of rhyme scheme: a-a-b-b-c-c-d-d.
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My Thanks to Linda Varsell Smith for her contributions above.
Specifications restated:
The Eigth-ette is:
A poem of 8 lines
Syllabic: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
Rhymed: ababcdcd or aabbccdd
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My example
Stagger Home and Fill the Stockings (Form: Eight-ette)
Wait!
Please pause
for it’s late
and Santa Clause
has his rounds to make.
It’s time to leave this bar
and head for home for Pete’s sake.
You’ll have to walk. Hope it’s not far.
© Lawrencealot – December 24, 2014
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