Allitersen (Complex and Rhyming)

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Allitersen (Complex and Rhyming) - Here are some recent invented verse forms from India.

Complex Alliterisen is an invented verse form originating in India. Udit Bhatia a student at Delhi Public School first created the form which can be found on-line at Shadow Poetry. It relies heavily on alliteration and carries a variable syllabic meter. The elements of the Complex Allitersen are:

1. a heptastich, a poem in 7 lines.
2. syllabic. The first line of the poem sets up the number of syllables for each subsequent line. L1,L6, and L7 are the same number of syllables.
   L1= x syllables
   L2= x + 2 syllables
   L3= x  - 1 syllables
   L4= x + 1 syllables
   L5= x - 2 syllables
   L6= x syllables
   L7= x syllables
3. alliterated. There must be 2 alliterations in each line.

Rhyming Allitersen is also an invented verse form from the same source in India. Rhyme and consistency seem to be the focus of this verse form. The elements of the Rhyming Allitersen are:

1. a heptastich.
2. syllabic. All lines are 7 syllables.
3. rhymed, rhyme scheme aabbccd.
4. composed with one alliteration in each line.

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