Horror and Thriller Poetry posted June 4, 2016 |
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A (slightly modified) Octogram poem
Aghast
by Dean Kuch
Can be read with or without the narration...
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An Octogram Poem, invented by long-time, much beloved former FanStory member, Sally Yocom, consists of:
2 stanzas of 8 lines each for a total length of 16 lines.
- The syllable counts line by line are; 8-4-8-4-8-8-8-4, 8-4-8-4-8-8-8-4.
- Each line must be written in Iambic Meter.
- The rhyme scheme for the first stanza is; a B a b c c b B
The rhyme scheme for the second stanza is; a b a b d d b B
(Capital "B" letters denote lines that must repeated EXACTLY THE SAME.)
Line two of the first stanza is repeated as line eight in that stanza,
and as line eight of the second stanza.
- No other lines should be repeated
Thanks very much for reading.
Pleasant Screams, heh-heh-heh...
~Dean
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. 2 stanzas of 8 lines each for a total length of 16 lines.
- The syllable counts line by line are; 8-4-8-4-8-8-8-4, 8-4-8-4-8-8-8-4.
- Each line must be written in Iambic Meter.
- The rhyme scheme for the first stanza is; a B a b c c b B
The rhyme scheme for the second stanza is; a b a b d d b B
(Capital "B" letters denote lines that must repeated EXACTLY THE SAME.)
Line two of the first stanza is repeated as line eight in that stanza,
and as line eight of the second stanza.
- No other lines should be repeated
Thanks very much for reading.
Pleasant Screams, heh-heh-heh...






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