As another weekend departs, my love for poetry deepens. In an effort to bring some structure and method to my study of poetry I've penned down a few poems in different styles. I don't claim them perfect in technicalities - they are only some words and rules I played with.
Syllable : A small unit of pronunciation that has a vowel sound either by itself or surrounded by consonants. Example: River is a word with two syllables (Ri-ver).
1) Haiku - Rules for English Haiku are not as forceful as it is for Japanese Haiku. A Haiku generally has 17 syllables ( 5-7-5). Various other forms and variations also exist. They are based mainly on everyday nature and ordinary objects and experience narrated in not-so-everyday ways.
Vast blue sultry skies
Quivering deep emotion
His extraordinary eyes
Special sizzling spice
fresh coffee aroma announces
Mother's arrival home.
2) Diamond poem - This cute technique requires building a diamond using words (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 2 -1) Opposites are generally chosen as the topmost and bottom most words.
Humility
True Beautiful
Reviving Beckoning Succeeding
Success Friendship Warmth Life
Sickening Scathing Friendless
Commonplace Pompous
Arrogance
3) List poem - List poems are organized around an idea. All sentences describe feelings and things that we relate to that central idea.
A bygone friend suddenly discovered
as gentle as an evening sunbeam
as reminiscent as a long forgotten dream
as a much desired companion in life's lonely path
as a ringing bell singing its sweet song
as a panacea for past's wrongs
sweeter than solitude, the sweetest song.
These were some of my favorite styles. Remaining styles remain for another day.
Best,
Gargi
Syllable : A small unit of pronunciation that has a vowel sound either by itself or surrounded by consonants. Example: River is a word with two syllables (Ri-ver).
1) Haiku - Rules for English Haiku are not as forceful as it is for Japanese Haiku. A Haiku generally has 17 syllables ( 5-7-5). Various other forms and variations also exist. They are based mainly on everyday nature and ordinary objects and experience narrated in not-so-everyday ways.
Vast blue sultry skies
Quivering deep emotion
His extraordinary eyes
Special sizzling spice
fresh coffee aroma announces
Mother's arrival home.
2) Diamond poem - This cute technique requires building a diamond using words (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 2 -1) Opposites are generally chosen as the topmost and bottom most words.
Humility
True Beautiful
Reviving Beckoning Succeeding
Success Friendship Warmth Life
Sickening Scathing Friendless
Commonplace Pompous
Arrogance
3) List poem - List poems are organized around an idea. All sentences describe feelings and things that we relate to that central idea.
A bygone friend suddenly discovered
as gentle as an evening sunbeam
as reminiscent as a long forgotten dream
as a much desired companion in life's lonely path
as a ringing bell singing its sweet song
as a panacea for past's wrongs
sweeter than solitude, the sweetest song.
These were some of my favorite styles. Remaining styles remain for another day.
Best,
Gargi
