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Hello All, After looking briefly at rhyme schemes at my poetry group I got hooked. This is the example we were given and I thought I would share it with you. I have found them to be great fun, a bit like doing a crossword puzzle.
TRIJAN REFRAIN
The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9 line stanzas for a total of 27 lines.
Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, (a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza) In other words the first line can be different.
The first four syllables of line 5in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8.
The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme schemes as follows:
Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d/d refrain of first 4 words of line 5/c
Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4refrain/8
EXAMPLE By Jan Turner
Sweet Destiny
a Oh destiny, sweet destiny, 8
b Come silent in the night, 6
a And teach my spirit how to see 8
b Within tomorrow's light. 6
c I know I'll strive to do what's best 4/4
c For humankind's eternal quest... 8
d I know I'll strive 4
d I know I'll strive 4
c Oh destiny, to meet the test! 8
Oh destiny, sweet destiny,
Through many lives I've known
You've been the voice that shadows me
To guide me as I've grown.
Each day I learn from memory
Of former selves that set me free...
Each day I learn
Each day I learn
To cultivate a better me.
Oh destiny, sweet destiny,
As all my years unfold,
My soul is all it's meant to be
From prophecies of old.
The time is close when I'll embark
That road to make my final mark...
The time is close
The time is close
To meet fate's light within the dark.
