What is this form of poetry called?
I am poet and a blogger, and was writing a poem today for my blog. It went something like:
So, are you missing me?
Missing me so much that you crave,
crave to meet me right now...
Does anybody know what this form of poetry is called, where a part of the present line is repeated in the next line each time? I've never read any poem of this type previously, so I am unaware of what this poem is called.
I'm not aware of any term for it, but I would suggest that it's a bad idea. Unless the consistent repetition occurring a …
12y ago
It's sort of an anti-enjambment. I have no idea if it has a formal name.
12y ago
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I'm not aware of any term for it, but I would suggest that it's a bad idea. Unless the consistent repetition occurring at the end and beginning of every line is arguing, somehow, for some kind of legitimately emotional refrain -- and spastic urgency is the only thing that suggests itself offhand -- then the device is going to scream gimmick and whatever emotional effect you were seeking is going to be trumped by an annoying, textual stutter, one that immediately becomes predictable.
With forms that mandate repetition of various kinds, such as the sestina or villanelle, the form itself also incorporates variety and allows for the poet to play with how that repetition is read. It's probably better to avoid something like this, especially with such short lines, and let the words simply express the core argument and figuration, viz., trust your language.
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