The
SAPPHIC STANZA - derived from the Greek poet Sappho - is composed of three sapphics and an
Adonic line.
Quote:
Schematic (sapphic)
Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
where "x" & "X" are the syllables
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Quote:
Schematic (adonics)
Xxx XX
where "x" & "X" is the syllable count
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Quote:
Schematic for Sapphic Stanza
Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
Xx Xx Xxx Xx Xx
Xxx XX
where "x" & "X" is the syllable count
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Example by
Jan Haag:
excerpt from
#121 ADONIC, SAPPHICS
Sun's rise, moon's set, rain's wild lees, dew drops, sea's calm --
where will thunder rumble to fall from lightning
skies and shake the earth's mild desire to rest in
characteristic
bliss, untroubled, blameless, quite still in green, blue
atmosphere, clouds, winds with its longing known, lost?
Come again pale star, ride across the world's bright
imagination.
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