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"Every poem can be considered in two ways--as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes..."
C. S. Lewis
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Miss Match Paddy Whack Make Yourself a Poem
My family celebrated American Independence Day on July 4th. Our favorite part is the fireworks. You've probably seen them: bursts of red, white, and orange. Some star bursts, some big balls of sparks, and others light waterfalls. Sometimes it’s put to music and other times it’s only the musical “ooo’s” and “aaahhh’s” of you and those around you watching the spectacle. It’s a bunch of different things all put together in this string of light and somehow it works to create something beautiful.
Descort
The descort poetry form is a bit like fireworks. This French form is unique in that each line and each stanza is different from each other, and it is up to the poet to create something beautiful with this string of dissimilar lines.
This a great form to practice meter and to explore themes and other poetic devices that would echo and compliment the eclectic nature of this poetic structure.
Brief History
The descort form originates in the 1200’s. Just like it sounds, the name means discord.
Must Haves
-Each line has its very own meter and rhyme.
-Each stanza has a different amount of lines and must be different from the other stanzas.
Could Haves or What's The Poet's Choice In All This?
-Can be any number of lines.
-Can be any number of stanzas.
-No set meter.
-No set rhyme.
SOURCE NOTES:
Turco, Lewis. The Book of Forms. 3rd. Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2000.
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Edited by Ales Preminger and T. V. F. Brogan. 1993.
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Theme: Fireworks, because I couldn't find a single descort--change that, please 
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Poetry: July 09, 2014 Issue [#6421]
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