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Death & Magic--Sharing a Couple Halloween-y-like Poetry Forms
The Walking Dead is back, it’s getting cooler, and bats, jack-o-lanterns and spider webs decorate lawns and front porches.
It’s that spooky magical time of year again in America and other parts of the world. I’ve worked on the Poetry newsletter for a very long time, which means I’ve shared a gazillion or so poetry forms with you. But believe it or not, I found a couple more that relate in some way with this time of year. Enjoy!
Threnody
A threnody can take the form of a song, poem, etc. In whatever form it is a way of remembering someone who has passed on. It is a type of occasion poem. This means that you can have a threnody that is also another kind of poetry form, for example it could also be a blank verse poem.
MUST HAVES
--Must be about someone, multiple someones or something that has died.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
-- Any type of rhyme, including no rhyme—but if following another form, follow the rhyming rules of that form.
--Number of lines.
--Number of stanzas.
--Meter—but if following another form, follow the metrical rules of that form.
Rune or Runic Verse
A rune or runic verse of old was a magical thing. It could create protection, strength, anything you wanted or needed. Nowadays we aren’t so inclined to believe in magic words. Regardless if you believe in incantations or not, below is how you can create your own.
MUST HAVES
--Usually short. Must give thought to the “magic” that will be bestowed by the words.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
-- Any type of rhyme, including no rhyme.
--Number of lines.
--Number of stanzas.
--Meter.
SOURCE NOTES:
Drury, John. the po.e.try dic.tion.ar.y. 2nd edition. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2006. Print.
Turco, Lewis. The Book of Forms. 3rd. Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2000.
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Theme: Threnody, Rune, Runic Verse and some poems that go bump in the night.
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