Quatrain is a type of stanza, or a
complete poem,
consisting of four lines.Existing in various forms, the quatrain appears in poems from the poetic
traditions of various ancient civilizations including Ancient
Greece, Ancient Rome, and China; and, continues into the 21st
century, where it is seen in works published in many languages. During Europe's
Dark Ages, in the Middle East and
especially Iran, polymath poets such as Omar
Khayyam continued to popularize this form of poetry, also known as Ruba'i, well
beyond their borders and time. There are twelve possible rhyme
schemes, but the most traditional and common are: AAAA, AABB, and ABAB.
In these poems, they are written to be sad, or talk about a grave matter.
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Example poem of Quatrain:
Song
I buried a baby bird today.
I didn’t see it die.
I found it dead beneath my tree
And had a little cry.
I got a box and dug a hole.
To leave it would be wrong.
I picked a tulip for it’s grave
And sang a goodbye song.
Tomorrow when I see the grave
And when I climb my tree
I’ll think about that baby bird
Who put a song in me.
I also
created my own version of a Quatrain poem:
Dance
Dancing always makes me crazier
With the sound that so heavy
Every time I dance makes me lovelier
Dancing with my body and belly.
Every time I listen to a song
It makes my day worth
Feels like I haven’t heard so long
Songs that brings back my thought.
My body and soul has something wrong
The sound makes my spirit alive
With the tune and it’s song
I'm happy when body and song collide.
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