09-29-2014, 07:34 PM
I don't know who wrote this article in Wiki, but it is inaccurate on several accounts.
"A lanterne is a cinquain form of poetry, in which the first line has one syllable and each subsequent line increases in length by one syllable, except for the final line that concludes the poem with one syllable. Its name derives from the lantern shape that appears when the poem is aligned to the center of the page.
Each line of the lanterne is able to stand on its own, and while the poem may or may not be given a title, the title of a lanterne sometimes functions as an integral part of the poem, working as a 'sixth' line." Wiki lanterne .
Its only relationship to an (American) cinquain is that both have five lines. The lanterne is relived of use of accentual beat, or the latter changes made by Crapsey. I challenge the idea that a lanterne is a real form at all, as its only requirement is to use 5 lines(syllable 1-2-3-4-1) to form the pattern of lanterns. This basically is a form of concrete or shape poetry. The Wiki article about it has no real, or legitimate references. One sites wiki answers, and the other a poorly thought out page which uses unattributable poems and links back to the page of an elementary school somewhere. So maybe the form is legitimate, but the Wiki article should be taken down. I guess I should but...I'm lazy. However I suggest not using the Wiki article as a source for the limits of this particular "form".
dale
"A lanterne is a cinquain form of poetry, in which the first line has one syllable and each subsequent line increases in length by one syllable, except for the final line that concludes the poem with one syllable. Its name derives from the lantern shape that appears when the poem is aligned to the center of the page.
Each line of the lanterne is able to stand on its own, and while the poem may or may not be given a title, the title of a lanterne sometimes functions as an integral part of the poem, working as a 'sixth' line." Wiki lanterne .
Its only relationship to an (American) cinquain is that both have five lines. The lanterne is relived of use of accentual beat, or the latter changes made by Crapsey. I challenge the idea that a lanterne is a real form at all, as its only requirement is to use 5 lines(syllable 1-2-3-4-1) to form the pattern of lanterns. This basically is a form of concrete or shape poetry. The Wiki article about it has no real, or legitimate references. One sites wiki answers, and the other a poorly thought out page which uses unattributable poems and links back to the page of an elementary school somewhere. So maybe the form is legitimate, but the Wiki article should be taken down. I guess I should but...I'm lazy. However I suggest not using the Wiki article as a source for the limits of this particular "form".
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.