Fixed Form Poetry Examples

mark_larson

There are many examples of fixed form poetry, but one of the most popular is the sonnet. The sonnet is a 14-line poem that is typically written in iambic pentameter (a rhythmic pattern of five stressed and unstressed syllables). The sonnet usually has a specific rhyme scheme, which adds to its overall structure and makes it easier to remember. Other examples of fixed form poetry include the ghazal, villanelle, sestina, and haiku.

beautifulelephant1

A great example of a fixed form poem is a villanelle. A villanelle is a nineteen-line poem consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. In a villanelle, the first and third lines of the opening tercet are repeated alternately in the following four tercets, and both lines are repeated again in the final quatrain. This creates a very strict rhyme scheme of ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA.

Brownrabbit191

An example of fixed form poetry is a sonnet. A sonnet is a poem with 14 lines that follows a specific rhyme scheme and pattern of iambic pentameter.