Post by Randacello (MirandaRae) on Mar 24, 2003 12:51:27 GMT -5
Since this is the first challenge I've ever presented I thought I'd make it an easy one so we can all get our feet wet. Since many of you already know about the nonet, I figured it was a good one to start with.
A nonet is a nine-line poem of descending syllables. The first line has nine syllables, the second has eight, the third line has seven syllables, and so on until the ninth and final line is a one syllable word. (Syllable count is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1) Here is an example; thanks to our own Hawkspoet for inspiring it!
Renee's Nonet (copyright 7/30/01 by Miranda Rae)
Cherokee Hawk Squaw on the west coast
Tries to keep up with racing thoughts
And capture them on a page.
Bravely, without filters
Her dreams, heart, and soul,
Her life and times
Written for
Us to
Share.
A "reflective nonet" is my own expansion on the nonet. It is a two stanza piece. The first verse is a standard nonet with the descending syllable count, and the second verse is nine lines with an ascending count....the second verse's first line has one syllable, the next line has two, and so on until the ninth and final line of the second verse has nine syllables. (The count for the whole piece is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9) I call it a "reflective nonet" because the shapes of the two stanzas reflect each other. Here is an example.
Scrabble Board (copyright 1/30/02 by Miranda Rae)
Like some kind of mutant octopus
with far more than eight tentacles
the wooden tiles spiral out,
criss-cross and double-back,
run for the corners,
and make up words
as they lay
on the
board.
I
stare in
amazement
at this verbose,
growing alien
and feverishly pray
a seven-letter bingo
will fall into my waiting hands
so I can enhance the beast's beauty.
Your challenge for this week: write a nonet and/or a "reflective nonet". If you have concerns about how many syllables a certain word has, look it up in the dictionary or go by sound. Please place your works in this forum as a new thread. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!
Miranda
A nonet is a nine-line poem of descending syllables. The first line has nine syllables, the second has eight, the third line has seven syllables, and so on until the ninth and final line is a one syllable word. (Syllable count is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1) Here is an example; thanks to our own Hawkspoet for inspiring it!
Renee's Nonet (copyright 7/30/01 by Miranda Rae)
Cherokee Hawk Squaw on the west coast
Tries to keep up with racing thoughts
And capture them on a page.
Bravely, without filters
Her dreams, heart, and soul,
Her life and times
Written for
Us to
Share.
A "reflective nonet" is my own expansion on the nonet. It is a two stanza piece. The first verse is a standard nonet with the descending syllable count, and the second verse is nine lines with an ascending count....the second verse's first line has one syllable, the next line has two, and so on until the ninth and final line of the second verse has nine syllables. (The count for the whole piece is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9) I call it a "reflective nonet" because the shapes of the two stanzas reflect each other. Here is an example.
Scrabble Board (copyright 1/30/02 by Miranda Rae)
Like some kind of mutant octopus
with far more than eight tentacles
the wooden tiles spiral out,
criss-cross and double-back,
run for the corners,
and make up words
as they lay
on the
board.
I
stare in
amazement
at this verbose,
growing alien
and feverishly pray
a seven-letter bingo
will fall into my waiting hands
so I can enhance the beast's beauty.
Your challenge for this week: write a nonet and/or a "reflective nonet". If you have concerns about how many syllables a certain word has, look it up in the dictionary or go by sound. Please place your works in this forum as a new thread. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!
Miranda