Nonet: A nine-line poem with decreasing numbers of syllables per line, going from 9 syllables in the first line to 1 syllable in the last line.
On these pages you will find three nonets I wrote. I decided to write these poems after looking up other examples of nonets. I didn't, however, like those that I read. The majority were written either very sadly or were very suspenseful, written about negative emotions like terror, anger, guilt, or grief. They made you feel it, too! I decided that, if I was going to write nonets, they would be funny and happy.
My next step was to find a good one-syllable word I could use to end my nonet. This word would also decide the subject of the poem. I ended up thinking of three, each which I turned into a separate nonet. From then on, the actual writing came quickly. After a bit of syllable-count tweaking, my poems were written!
In The Sneeze, I think I like most the fact that you don't know for sure (except for the title, of course) what the poem is talking about until the last line. This is true about The Cake as well, and I also like this poem because it is happy and fun. In The Tooth Fairy, I would say my favorite attribute is its imagery. When I read the poem, I can visualize the fairy hovering right beside my pillow, and I hope you will be able to as well.
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My next step was to find a good one-syllable word I could use to end my nonet. This word would also decide the subject of the poem. I ended up thinking of three, each which I turned into a separate nonet. From then on, the actual writing came quickly. After a bit of syllable-count tweaking, my poems were written!
In The Sneeze, I think I like most the fact that you don't know for sure (except for the title, of course) what the poem is talking about until the last line. This is true about The Cake as well, and I also like this poem because it is happy and fun. In The Tooth Fairy, I would say my favorite attribute is its imagery. When I read the poem, I can visualize the fairy hovering right beside my pillow, and I hope you will be able to as well.
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