Give It A Whirl Week 1 (Poetry), Day 7!
WEEKLY THEME: POETRY
DAY 7: THAN-BAUK
Something a little light-hearted for our last poetry day!!
Definition:
The than-bauk is a Burmese form with very simple rules: Three lines. Four syllables per line. The final syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line and second syllable of the third line. Traditionally, they are witty.
Example 1:
I stubbed my toe
On the low curb.
Oh no, it hurts.
Example 2:
A kind of verse
Some are worse than.
It’s terse, but rhymes.
Extra weekly challenge:
Pick an overarching theme and use that theme for all your poems we'll be writing this week!
You can write and submit your than-bauk any time before the end of the challenge! Please post or link them in the comments!
Links
Introduction to Give It A Whirl
Poetry Day 1: Haiku | Poetry Day 2: Acrostic | Poetry Day 3: Couplet | Poetry Day 4: Limerick | Poetry Day 5: Clerihew | Poetry Day 6: Sonnet