The
TYBURN poetic form consists of six lines with syllable a syllable count of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 and a rhyme scheme of aaaabb. The 1st 4 lines rhyme and are descriptive words. The last 2 lines rhyme and incorporate the words in lines 1-4 (Lines one and two are in line five, and lines three and four are in line six as syllables 5-8.)
This form is generally used to build an image, but can become quite tedius in constructing a narrative.
Quote:
Schematic:
aa
bb
cc
dd
xxxxaabbx
xxxxccddx
where "a" through "d" represent specific repeated syllables/words, "x" is the syllable count per line
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Example by
Unknown Author:
Too Serious
Lying,
Dying,
Crying,
Sighing
Living is your lying-dying grave
without fun, you crying, sighing knave.