Catena Rondo

Catena Rondo

by | Mar 12, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry

Catena in Italian means  ’chain’ and Rondo means ’circle’. This poem is  a ’chain circle’ since it involves intense repetition of lines within stanzas. The poem consists of a variable number of quatrains (4-line stanza). Each quatrain has a rhyme pattern of...
Mussette

Mussette

by | Mar 5, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry

Mussette is a  poetic style  created by Emily Romano.  It consists of three verses of three lines each.  1) The first lines have 2 syllables; the second lines have 4 syllables, and the third lines have 2 syllables.  2) The rhyme scheme is...
Recipe Poem

Recipe Poem

by | 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...
Limerick

Limerick

by | 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...