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"Poetry is what gets lost in translation"
Robert Frost
"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean."
Socrates
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Poetry By Numbers 2.0 – Part 4: 9’s, and 10’s
Counting is important in poetry; from counting syllables and metrical feet, to counting lines and stanzas in order to follow certain forms. Today we will go over some forms and stanzas that fit the numbers, as well as a couple poetry forms for you to try.
Poetry By 9’s
When looking at poetry by nines some examples are the triad, nonet, magic 9, tricube and the Spenserian stanza (all nine line forms or stanzas). Today I'll share with you the triad.
Triad
BRIEF HISTORY
This poetry form is from Ireland.
MUST HAVES
--9 lines
--3 stanzas
--3 topics related in some way
COULD HAVES or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?
--Originals were mono-rhyme, but nowadays rhyme or not—and if you do rhyme it's your choice
--Meter
--Any subject matter
Poetry By 10’s
As you work with poetry by tens you will find very few forms and stanzas to play with, but I was able to find a couple to share. Some examples are: decastich (ten lines), and dizain (ten-line form).
Ten years ago I shared the decastich. This time I will share the dizain.
Dizain
BRIEF HISTORY
This form has French origins.
MUST HAVES
--Stanza length: 10 lines
--Rhyme: ababbccdcd
--Each line must be equal in length
--Number of stanzas: 1
COULD HAVES or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?
--Any meter. If a meter is chosen, stick with it throughout the poem—and be sure each line is the same length
--Any syllable count per line (if you choose to go with syllabics). If chosen, stick with the same length for each line. Some people like to use 10 syllables, but it is the poet's choice here
--Subject matter
Source Notes:
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1164-triad/#:~:text=The%20Triad%20is%20a%2...
Turco, Lewis. The Book of Forms. 3rd. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England, 2000.
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