I Can Make a Rhyme Anytime

Forewarning: this post will not be funny. Chris is shackled and can not let his mind wander freely from subject to subject in this blog post. Chris must focus on poetry. Bear with Chris.

Terza Rima- Three line stanzas following the rhyming pattern ABA BCB.
Villanelle- Five tercets followed by a quatrain. The first and third lines of the opening tercet are repeated alternately in the succeeding stanzas, as well as in the poem's final two lines.
Sestina- Repetition of the initial six end words. 1. ABCDEF 2. FAEBDC 3. CFDABE 4. ECBFAD 5. DEACFB 6. BDFECA 7. ECA or ACE

An example of a Terza Rima Poem

Spring

(A) New life begins to spring to life in spring
(B) Green shoots appear in the April showers
(A) Birds migrate back home and rest tired wings

(B) Summer brings green fields full of bright flowers
(C) Paddling pools and ice creams all around
(B) The sun shines fiercely with all its powers

(C) Autumn sends leaves tumbling to the ground
(D) The sun sinks lower leaving longer nights
(C) Conkers and acorns waiting to be found

(D) Winter is a time for Halloween frights
(E) Snow on the ground and Jack Frost's ache
(D) Celebrations filled with festive delights

(E) As winter ends the new year starts to make
(E) New life begins to spring to life and awake.

The rhyme structure found in the above poem, "Spring," makes it a Terza Rima. The poem is describing what happens as the seasons make their way throughout the year. However, the title of the poem indicates which season the poet feels is superior to all others. "New life begins to spring to life in spring." The poet contends that without the season of spring, the rest of the seasons would not be possible. There would be no summer "green fields full of bright flowers." Autumn would have no leaves to send "tumbling to the ground." Winter would have no end. Spring is not only beautiful, but it is the essential season from which all other seasons are brought to life.