Today we are going to learn how to write a poetry form that is a little SURPRIZING in that it MUST have the name of a bug IN THE POEM ~ Yep!! Weird, right? It’s an “invented poetry form” but then, I guess, at one point or another, they are all invented so we’ll say this one is somewhat recent. It was difficult to find out very much about it but here’s what I have uncovered:
“American 767” is a three-lined poetic form invented by Dennis L. Dean. It’s important to follow the specifics for each line.
The syllable requirement is:
Line 1: 7
syllables
Line 2: 6
syllables
Line 3: 7
syllables
~ Hence the “767” in the name of this poetic form.
But here’s the REALLY CRAZY requirement (maybe Dennis L. Dean
is an entomologist or something; maybe his favorite movie is Arachnophobia ~ I love that movie) . . . whatever the reason,
the point is the poem must have the name of a BUG (of the insect kingdom) in
it. LOL. Yeah, that’s it – from the samples I found looks like you can have a
title OR not, no specific punctuation rules, no rhyming required (but it
doesn’t seem to indicate that you can’t rhyme, so . . .) and I saw some
examples that included several 3 line verses of this variety to create one
poem. So, have fun. This is one the kids will probably enjoy. Cheers!!
(I couldn't resist adding this meme that one of my friends found yesterday! Perfect!)
The basic guidelines for the American 767 poetry form are:
1. Three lines, each with a required syllable count (7, 6, 7).
Here are a couple of examples I wrote
a few years ago. And I admit – I only used the word bug – not the actual name
of a spider in the second one because of the syllable count – it fit and black
widow spider didn’t, but it WAS a black widow spider that 3-year-old Mandy was
holding up!! Yikes!!
Can’t wait to see what people come up
with!! Fun, fun, fun!! So . . . what’s
bugging you?
Do you really bring good luck?
Ladybug, Ladybug
Come land on me, if you please
© 2018 Stephanie Abney
Look, “Buggy, buggy,” she cried!
“Black bug’s tummy is red.”
Dad sends it to bug heaven.
© 2018 Stephanie Abney
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it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any
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result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person who
writes them. These poems are their original work and no one may use them
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as soon as they create them and especially once they post them. Thanks so much!
*** Also, if you choose to
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But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post
your poem on your blog or your FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO EACH DAY’S
SPECIFIC BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve spent
considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to share
with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
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