by Gowri Bhargav | Feb 26, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Recipe poem has nothing to do with food. It uses the structure of a recipe– title, ingredients, preparation time, duration, serving suggestions, instructions etc to describe abstract concepts like memories, love, friendship etc. HOW TO WRITE A RECIPE POEM TOPIC : Pick...
by Gowri Bhargav | Feb 19, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Limerick is a poetry style that originated in the early 18th century and was popularised by Edward Lear. It is a short 5 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and syllable count, often laced with wit and humour. Here are the rules for the poetic style; It is a 5 line...
by Gowri Bhargav | Feb 12, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Ekphrastic poetry is a verbal description of visual art. Using vivid imagery, these poems interpret, reflect, imagine, and ‘speak out’ the story behind the art through deep observation. Key Aspects Origin: The term Ekphrastic comes from the Greek, ek (“out”) and...
by Gowri Bhargav | Feb 5, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Lai is a French form and has the following features: 9 line , one stanza This style follows the following rhyme scheme : a a b a a b a a b All a lines have 5 syllables; all b lines have 2 syllables Here is a poem attempted by me; TITLE : PRISONER OF THE PAST...
by Gowri Bhargav | Jan 29, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
Fox Septet is a 13 line poem. Here are the rules to craft this poetic form. 13 line, 1 stanza The lines must be non-rhyming First line and the last line have to be identical Syllable count: 3 5 7 9 7 5 3 5 7 9 7 5 3 *** Here is a poem written by me; TITLE : CARMINE...
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