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With 52 forms, how many poems can you write in one year?
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Oct 28, 2019 at 7:42am
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Week 22 Form: Little Willies (or Ruthless Rhymes)

Form: Little Willies or Ruthless Rhymes  Open in new Window.


Number of Lines: 4 lines


Rules:
1. satirical
2. accentual, with 4 stresses per line.
3. a tetrastich. A complete poem in 4 lines.
4. composed with a surprise last line and a touch of sadistic humor.
5. rhymed
6. light verse.
7. often composed using Little Willie and his family as the brunt of the joke.


Meter:
Rhymed
Accentual, with 4 stresses per line.

Rhyme Scheme:
aabb
or
abab


Choices for the poets to make this week:
OPTIONAL: It's Halloween week, try that as your theme!


Examples:


Willie with a thirst for gore
nailed his sister to the door
Mother said with humor quaint
"Careful, Willie, don't scratch the paint."
~ Anonymous


The Colonel brought Willie fame,
his contribution to the arts,
but whenever I hear the name
my thoughts turn to body parts.
~ Judi Van Gorder (AKA: Tinker Author Icon)

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