Q - Quinzaine and Questrain

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The poetry form Quinzaine is composed of 15 unrhymed syllables.  

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line 1 makes a statement

lines 2 and 3 ask a question relating to the statement 

 

My three attempts at quinzaines:

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The garden is wet with rain.

Is it still raining?

May I see?

 

It is well past your bedtime.

Can’t I stay up late?

Why can’t I?
 

 

I sit by the fire and read.

What are you reading?

Is it good?

 

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The Questrain is another form involving questions.  It is syllabic and rhymed.

4 lines

lines 1, 2, 3 keep to the topic, line 4 asks a question regarding the topic

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rhyme pattern abab


Harvest Festival


The middle of fall will be a feast

We’ll press the cider and cheer

Food for us all, both man and beast

Is the harvest so near?

 

©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

 

Comments

  1. Deborah WeberApril 20, 2021 at 10:56 AM

    I confess I'm quite impressed with how your tackling these forms. You are truly inspiring me and when April's challenge is over, I'm absolutely going to have a go at trying to write some. Sounds like a fun May project to me.

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    1. LisaApril 20, 2021 at 11:26 AM

      Well, thank you so much! :) I did start well before April!

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  2. A Tarkabarka HölgyApril 21, 2021 at 6:12 AM

    I really like the quinzaine! What a lovely form :)

    The Multicolored Diary

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