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On Poetic Forms, Nr.04 (Triolets: Theory and Practice)
TRIOLETS - THE THEORY
1.(A) The first repeats twice more again
2.(B) the next once more for sure you’ll see
3.(a) so have a go, pick up a pen
4.(A) the first repeats once more again
5.(a) just choose a scansion, cool and zen
6.(b) and stick to it so flow is free -
7.(A) the first repeats last time again
8.(B) the next, no more for sure - you see.
TRIOLETS - THE PRACTICE
Keys On Mars
Was searching for my bloody keys
they might as well have been on Mars
the quest destroyed my zen-like ease
while searching for my bloody keys
I even pleaded God “Oh please …”
forgot I’d dropped them in a vase.
Was searching for my bloody keys
they might as well have been on Mars.
Published 9th Dec 2018
| Edited 21st Oct 2023
Author's Note
Number 4 in a series on Poetic Forms, including both Theory and Practice. The first poem uses the form itself to explain the 'Theory' of the form. The second poem uses the form as a random 'Practice' example. (On Poetic Forms 1, 2 & 3, covered Quaterns, Limericks and Free Verse).
On Poetic Forms, Nr.03 can be found here:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/329631-on-free-verse-poems-a-free-verse-poem/
On Poetic Forms, Nr.05 can be found here:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/330382-on-ottava-rimas-theory-practice/
On Poetic Forms, Nr.03 can be found here:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/329631-on-free-verse-poems-a-free-verse-poem/
On Poetic Forms, Nr.05 can be found here:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/330382-on-ottava-rimas-theory-practice/
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9th Dec 2018 7:23pm
I enjoy triolets! This one is no exception! Josh, you should think about hosting a monthly comp on poetic form! This would allow ample time for those nervous about delving into them to practice before submitting.
Between our classics and your forms, DUP would see a new horizon! Plus serious writers enjoy the challenge. It pushes them out of their box.
Well done!
Between our classics and your forms, DUP would see a new horizon! Plus serious writers enjoy the challenge. It pushes them out of their box.
Well done!
9th Dec 2018 8:46pm
You're way ahead of the game, Ahavati. I've been thinking about comps giving opportunity for anyone to 'have a go' at various poetic forms. There are so many interesting delights to discover - and they keep one's neural network challenged to make new connections and routes to higher horizons (posh way of saying mental challenges help prevent one going senile). :))
9th Dec 2018 8:51pm
9th Dec 2018 9:13pm
Would love to see that comp ... Be sure to include Anglo saxon alliterative rhyme as one of your forms - you never know, Deor himself may enter it ...
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9th Dec 2018 7:36pm
You make these different styles seem so easy. I think I would get a brain ache if I tried them. Still...I'm enjoying the tour. :-)
9th Dec 2018 8:47pm
Glad you are enjoying the tour, Willow. There's more to come in the series, (I hope).
9th Dec 2018 8:30pm
keep up the good work, Josh ... very useful for DUP ...
Oh, and I also enjoyed the poem. I stick mine in a wooden bowl on the sideboard (I wonder if they have those in the USA?).
Oh, and I also enjoyed the poem. I stick mine in a wooden bowl on the sideboard (I wonder if they have those in the USA?).
9th Dec 2018 8:53pm
Thank you AB; mine actually go in the muckle-puckle drawer (not sure if they have those in the USA either) so I was playing fast and loose with a bit of poetic license. :))
9th Dec 2018 10:36pm
10th Dec 2018 1:59pm
Thank you for the compliment, Hunterpsych - Maybe Rondels & Rondeaus are to follow; we'll see.
9th Dec 2018 10:59pm
You amaze me, Josh. You have mastered these various poetic forms and supplied an education to those who should take heed, like me. I don't have the discipline, not so far. I'm too stuck in my own schemes. Fine work!
10th Dec 2018 2:03pm
Your very generous in your assessment, Crow, by saying I have 'mastered' the form. More like having a stab at it. However, this form tends to lend itself to light-weight "ditty' style poetry, which I have possibly an advantage of growing up with a mother who was always quoting such things.
11th Dec 2018 00:11am
I tend to be lavish in my praise. I admire your experimentation even if you're not a master of the form. I still regard this as an effective stab at triolets. I can't even imagine myself having a similar and informative success.
9th Dec 2018 11:07pm
O, I really like this style... the challenge of so few words ... wonderful share Josh !! Thank you
10th Dec 2018 2:05pm
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14th Dec 2018 3:23pm
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Good question; answer no. The ones that rhyme the same should (as I understand it) be the same number of syllables. So for example, lines 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7 might be 10 syllables; and lines 2, 6 & 8 could be 8 syllables.
