Daily Prompt #37: Terza Rima
Terza Rima is a poetic rhyme structure used by the famous poet, Dante Alighieri. Terza stands for “three” which means every stanza is comprised of three lines. The key is that the stanzas created are interlocked by their rhyme pattern.
aba bcb cdc ded efe
Take ten minutes and try crafting a few lines using this format. If you enjoy it, use class time today to craft a well-polished piece.
Today, you’re going to try your hand at writing a cinquain. Can you guess how many lines it is?
Here’s the format:
5 lines
Most common rhyme schemes: ababb, abaab or abccb.
Pretty straightforward, and you can play around with the rhyme scheme. Take, for example, Edgar Allen Poe’s cinquain, “To Helen:”
Helen, thy beauty is to me
Like those Nicean barks of yore,
That gently, o’er a perfumed sea,
The weary, way-worn wanderer bore
To his own native shore.
Here’s one I wrote.
As always, have fun writing!