The Trois-par-Huit is a short eight line poetic form that is striking and fun to play with.
This form was created by Lorraine M. Kanter
and goes by a few other names as well, the Octa tri and the Three by Eight just to name a couple.
The structure of the Trois-par Huit is easy to compose as it only has three stanzas of 3,3,2 or 3,2,3, lines which can be decided on your own personal taste.
As with many forms the Trois-par-Huit has a syllable count: 3/6/9/12/12/9/6/3.
Rhyme scheme: aabbbccc.
Rhyme scheme: aabbbccc.
The last line of the poem should be the title of the piece
and should summarize what the poem is about.
Example Poem:
Finish Forms
Quench my thirst.
The unknown is the curse.
I must scour pages of AP sages
Find their every form though it may take me ages.
Then if they keep inventing… put them in cages.
In cases where changes come in swarms
document all the norms.
Finish forms.
© Lawrencealot – April 21, 2012
Quench my thirst.
The unknown is the curse.
I must scour pages of AP sages
Find their every form though it may take me ages.
Then if they keep inventing… put them in cages.
In cases where changes come in swarms
document all the norms.
Finish forms.
© Lawrencealot – April 21, 2012