POETRY IN STYLE AND FORM

TigerJade, The Tiger's freedom

The Tiger’s Freedom


By Lisa Noe





The tiger


Was angered


Because its food was taken from within its cage


The guards can only speculate at its old age


The tiger has been in the zoo for many years


All of the visitors to the zoo are in fear


He is free


Don’t you see








Note:


TigerJade form of Poetry


An eight line stanza form


The first two lines and the last two lines each have three syllables, while the rest have twelve syllables with a rhyme scheme of a a b b c c d d,