- The Termelay is similar to the Roundelay. This invented verse form was created by Viola Berg.The Termelay is:
- a hexastich, a poem in 6 lines.
- syllabic, 4/4/4/8/8/4 syllables per line.
- unrhymed.
- composed with a refrain, L3 is repeated as L6.
My Thanks to Judi Van Gorder for the wonderful resource at PMO
Related forms: Dryden’s Roundelay, Rondelet, Roundelay, Termelay
My example poem
What Do Nattering Nannies Know? (Termelay)
When power groups
say “No you can’t”,
Do something else.
Some want constraints acts that seem fine;
Just stick a finger in their eye.
Do something else.
© Lawrencealot – April 7, 2014
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