Pantoum Form

Pantoum

 The Pantoum is a series of quatrains rhyming ABAB in  which the second and fourth line of the 

first  quatrain reappear as the first and third lines in the succeeding quatrain; each quatrain 

introduces a new  rhyme set as BCBC, CDCD. The first line of the series reappears as the last line 

of the closing quatrain, and third line of the poem reappears as the second line of closing quatrain, 

rhyming ZAZA  

First & Second Stanzas:

Line 1 A
 Line2 B 
Line 3 A
 Line 4 B 

Line 5 (repeat of line 2) B

Line 6 C

Line 7 (repeat of line 4) B

Line 8 C

It can be as long as you wish just keep the same pattern on

and the ending stanza must be as shown below

                                                                         ○ 

                                                                      ○

                                                                   ○

Last stanza:

Line 2 of previous stanza

Line 3 of first stanza

Line 4 of previous stanza

Line 1 of first stanza

Read that example and give it a try :) >> Example