Ae Freislighe Historical Thread

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Definition and examples of poetry forms used by the Irish bards.

Try your hand at composing on the Ae Freislighe form. Questions, discussions and critiques welcome!

Ae Freislighe (ay Frésh-lee): a quatrain* stanza* of seven syllable lines. Lines one and three rhyme in triple rhymes, two and four rhyme in double rhymes.
x x x x ( x x a)
x x x x (x x b)
x x x x (x x a)
x x x x (x x b)

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* Flidais Niafer, Mar 26, 2003 - 08:32

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Ancestral Memories (* Draoi-man Brigantes, Mar 10, 2008 - 22:44 )
Angst (* lilja Harfagri, Mar 5, 2005 - 14:54 )
Yes, thank you. Draft two (* Aine Cruithni, Sep 27, 2004 - 16:24 )
Flidais, Thank you for the advice! (* breddelwyn Belgae, Sep 24, 2004 - 14:08 )
A checklist for "bardic" poetry (* Flidais Niafer, Sep 24, 2004 - 09:55 )
I have a problem (* breddelwyn Belgae, Sep 24, 2004 - 08:34 )
draft one (* Aine Cruithni, Sep 23, 2004 - 14:30 )
Another comment. (* Aine Cruithni, Sep 23, 2004 - 14:00 )
a comment, not an attempt yet (* Aine Cruithni, Sep 13, 2004 - 15:29 )
Love frustrated (* Asliann Niall, Aug 6, 2003 - 14:48 )
Nice work, Sceolan! (* Flidais Niafer, Apr 2, 2003 - 13:56 )
First Timer (* Sceolan Cumhaill, Mar 31, 2003 - 14:06 )
For Example... (* MacMorna Niafer, Mar 26, 2003 - 19:59 )


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