Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Sicilian octave, which is similar to last week's Italian octave.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the Italian octave, also known as the first eight lines of Petrarchan sonnet.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the barzeletta (also known as the barzelletta or frottola-barzelletta), an Italian form with a few interpretations.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the stornello, an Italian tercet form.
Learn how to write the ottava rima, a poetic form used by Lord Byron and Don Juan, including guidelines for the form and an example poem.
The terzanelle poetic form is what happens when you mix one Italian poem (terza rima) with another Italian poem (villanelle). It's lyrical, repetitive, and concise--oh yeah, and fun!
Learn how to write a sonnet, including the difference between a Shakespearean and Petrarchan sonnet. Get guidelines for writing this poetic form and an example sonnet here.