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Nonnet

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A Nonnet is a type of poem which has the following requirements:

  • It has nine lines
  • The first line has 9 syllables, the second 8 syllables, the third 7 syllables until the ninth line which has one syllable.
  • Has an iambic meter (stress every other syllable)
  • For e.g. Akhil Katyal's poem 'How to write a Nonnet!':

    Hear hear, this is what a nonnet is
    begin with 9, then with each line,
    cut a syllable every time
    by the 4th line, it's 6
    by the 5th, it's 5
    and as you dive
    my hon', your
    nonnet's
    done!

    References

    Nonnet Wikipedia