PantoumBy: Jessica Oh

Definition from the dictionary!

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• Pantoum: (noun) a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.

My own definition of Pantoum:

• A poem that has the second and fourth lines of one stanza repeating as the first and third line in the next stanza.

Example of a Pantoum

As she dances on the moonlit glen

Taking in the freshness of the air

She is alone, but not lonely

She is surrounded by spirits

Taking in the freshness of the air

Searching again for her silent companions

She is surrounded by spirits

They watch the contentment she holds

Searching again for her silent companions

She is alone, but not lonely

They watch the contentment she holds

As she dances on the moonlit glen

Red: The second and fourth lines 0f the first stanza will become first and third in the second stanza.Blue: The second and fourth lines of the second stanza will become first and third lines of the last stanza.

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