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Monotetra

The monotetra contains four lines in monorhyme. Each line is in tetrameter (four metrical feet) for a total of eight syllables.The last line contains two metrical feet, repeated. It can have one stanza or many stanzas.

Poem format:

Line 1: 8 syllables
Line 2: 8 syllables
Line 3: 8 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables with repetition

Examples

    Downfall Of Man

    When God proclaimed the birth of man, 8 Syllables
    from His image sprang Adam's clan, 8 Syllables
    who gave a rib for woman's hand; 8 Syllables
    downfall of man, downfall of man. 8 Syllables - repeat

    They roamed the Garden worry free, 8 Syllables
    content to live and let things be, 8 Syllables
    and just one rule God asked of thee; 8 Syllables
    don't touch that tree, don't touch that tree. 8 Syllables - repeat

    To Adam, ignorance was bliss, 8 Syllables
    he questioned not just what was this, 8 Syllables
    and turned away from evil hiss; 8 Syllables
    all for Eve's kiss, all for Eve's kiss. 8 Syllables - repeat

    'Twas Eve who heard the serpent speak, 8 Syllables
    that knowledge was the thing to seek, 8 Syllables
    to eat the fruit, temptation's peak; 8 Syllables
    resolve was weak, resolve was weak. 8 Syllables - repeat

    Eve's innocence was stripped, defiled, 8 Syllables
    as Satan's forked tongue beguiled, 8 Syllables
    unwittingly, sweet taste reviled; 8 Syllables
    and damned her child, and damned her child. 8 Syllables - repeat

    The gloom of man when he's deceived, 8 Syllables
    foresaken trust when he believed, 8 Syllables
    from Adam's choice all mankind grieved; 8 Syllables
    because of Eve, because of Eve. 8 Syllables - repeat

    Cast from the Garden in despair, 8 Syllables
    iniquity born of this pair, 8 Syllables
    when Satan speaks you must beware; 8 Syllables
    temptation there, temptation there. 8 Syllables - repeat

    Man still has hope, strength from within, 8 Syllables
    Christ gave his blood to cleanse this sin, 8 Syllables
    thwart Satan's hold, he will not win; 8 Syllables
    be born again, be born again. 8 Syllables - repeat

    And when you're faced with sure defeat, 8 Syllables
    listen when told what not to eat, 8 Syllables
    taste of defiance, bittersweet; 8 Syllables
    sin to repeat, sin to repeat. 8 Syllables - repeat

    When God proclaimed the birth of man, 8 Syllables
    from His image sprang Adam's clan, 8 Syllables
    who gave a rib for woman's hand; 8 Syllables
    downfall of man, downfall of man. 8 Syllables - repeat
    - written by ~Dovey

    Goodbye Butterfly

    I found you by a clear blue lake,
    crawling upon a rusted rake
    You looked much like a fuzzy snake
    It's my mistake, it's my mistake

    I fed you drops of purple dye
    when you were young and could not fly
    There is no other alibi
    I cannot lie, I cannot lie

    I watched you sleep in your cocoon
    Sang lullabies of Moon and June
    Gave you rides in a silver spoon
    I'd sometimes swoon, I'd sometimes swoon

    Then something happened overnight
    You sprouted wings and took to flight
    I jumped for joy at this strange sight
    I felt delight, I felt delight

    It's safe to say you don't look bad
    Your wings are small; for that, I'm sad
    Please forgive me and don't be mad
    I'm such a cad, I'm such a cad

    Perhaps someday you'll understand
    that life is fun and love is grand
    Your purple wings will help you land
    on rock or sand, on rock or sand

    You are the cutest butterfly
    that flaps her wings up in the sky
    I'm sorry if I made you cry
    Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye
    - written by starkat



Poetry type developed by Michael Walker. Examples provided by the writers at FanStory.com

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