Words painted a picture
They could make us smile
Memories that compile
They do fade and flicker
Calm us like scripture
Go to a place awhile
Words may love us or hate
Make us happy or sad
And sometimes make us mad
Tell us what is straight
Honest at any rate
Separate good and bad
We take words as they come
The same where we come from*
(c) ladyleemanila 2022
- The HexSonnetta, created by Andrea Dietrich, consists of two six-line stanzas and a finishing rhyming couplet with the following set of rules:
- Meter: Iambic Trimeter
Rhyme Scheme: a/bb/aa/b c/dd/cc/d ee
- Iambic Trimeter means the usual iambic (alternating unstressed/stressed) meter for every line of the poem, but instead of the ten syllables that comprise a typical sonnet’s iambic pentameter, this particular form uses six syllables of iambic trimeter per line. Thus, the name HexSonnetta. The first part of the form’s name refers to the syllable count per line. The second part of the name, Sonnetta, is to show this to be a form similar to the sonnet, yet with its shorter lines and different rhyme scheme, it is not the typical sonnet. Not only does this poem have six syllables per line, it also has a set of two six-line stanzas, giving an extra “hex” to the meaning of HexSonnetta. The rhyme scheme is a bit of a mixture of the two traditional sonnet types, with the two 6-line stanzas having more the rhyme scheme of an Italian sonnet, but with the ending rhyming couplet being the featured rhyme scheme of the English sonnet. The first stanza presents the theme of the poem, with the second stanza serving to change the tone of the poem, to introduce a new aspect of the theme or to give added details. The final couplet, as in an English sonnet, can be either a summary (if the theme is simple) or it could be the resolution to a problem presented in the theme. In any event, it should nicely tie together the whole piece and could even appear as a nice “twist” presented at the end.
For: https://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/2022/04/01/april-2022-writing-prompts/, http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2022/04/atozchallenge-h-is-for-happy.html, https://www.napowrimo.net/day-nine-8/
8 responses to “H is for HexSonnetta”
glad you shared this form – complicated bit.
Good to see you doing A to Z
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thank you 🙂 I read your post, sad, thank you 🙂
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I really liked this poem. You are so creative. Thanks for sharing.
https://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2022/04/blogging-from-to-z-2022-help.html
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so glad you liked it, Cheryl 🙂
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I haven’t heard of this one.
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hello Jamie 🙂
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h is heck
hell due time
burn down
my fav letter
and the colour of ya sweater
ho now!~
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thanks 🙂
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