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Yes, I'm teaching myself to Villanelle. A1 Formulaic, puzzle in words that rhyme, b with a scheme they conjured in wordsmith hell. A2 Poetry, meter-less, my attempt to sell. a A1, b, A2, a, as b repeats this time. b Yes, I'm teaching myself to Villanelle, A1 butcher language, a word chimp could tell. a Should I trifle, prompted, what's my crime? b with a scheme they conjured in wordsmith hell. A2 This theme is something satirical and smells. a Pinch my nose, google, select and fill each line. b Yes, I'm teaching myself to Villanelle, A1 while life awaits, distracted from tolling bell. a Tempted to waste time, break form, that's my crime, b with a scheme they conjured in wordsmith hell. A2 Away from tercet, a stanza with four lines. a My brain in twain with no refrain drops this dime. b Yes, I'm teaching myself to Villanelle, A1 with a scheme they conjured in wordsmith hell. A2 4.14.22 The customary 19 lines, Villanelle it's so catchy, it's so kitschy Everything you need to know, more than you wanted to know: https://poets.org/glossary/villanelle Spent half an hour last night, about a half hour this morning. I'll take my training wheels off, as I've completed my first Villanelle. The poem describes how it is constructed. Meter is optional, but helps, like iambic. Let's say, if you like USA crossword puzzles, it's for you. I laid out the restricted form with rhyme scheme on the page. Capital letters mean repeat the whole line. You might know the rudimentary instruction for rhyming a and b. Prompt: Find a form of poetry you've never written before and both describe it and write an example. Written for "The Whatever Contest." "The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now" Word/Line Count:19 Taking a pill now. Should have worn my glasses. That's the true trick. Took longer to edit this way. |