5/3/2021
Today's poetic form is the Irish "Rannaigheact Mhor" (ron-á-yach voor, the 'great versification').
It is a bit of a challenging form with a lot of rules so instead of explaining I will directly link you to the following pages that describe it perfectly!
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/rannaigheact-mhor-poetic-form
http://popularpoetryforms.blogspot.com/2013/10/rannaigheacht-mhor.html
But, in a few words, it is a 28 syllables in total poem, 2 stanzas with 7 syllables per line (4 lines), cross rhymes in the couplets, and at least 2 alliterations in every line. It's tricky because you have to be concise and follow all of the above but I'm going to give it my best shot :)
pining for the years of yore
a boneless bore of my fears
tears ceased with cheers I restore
my seashore viciously veers
dawning a defining shift
sudden gift, silver-lining
divine timing, drastic drift
a weight lift, with pain pining
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This was definitely one of the hardest forms I've covered so far. I have 100% made a few mistakes with the alliteration words (stressed/unstressed), their placement, and also the poem is quite "abstract" to put it kindly. But yeah, while seemingly small and easy, this is very hard and confusing.
I have a headache now lol
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