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 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...
by Gowri Bhargav | Jan 22, 2026 | Poetic Styles, Poetry
When toxic words pierce through a tender heart, Viciously and ruthlessly its pulled apart, The pain and the tears are beyond compare, The weight of the wounds accrues as one moves around everywhere, Poking, prodding, the words diminish a soft soul,...
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