Monday, February 11, 2013

Day 224:

Feb 9- Pankti, A poetic form from India, 40 syllables per phrase(Quintains), 5 lines(called padas), 8 syllables each. Any number of phrases. Typically about food or rain.
The Pankti is from India
Five lined phrases, eight syllables
Any number of phrases used
Many written on food or rain
Now you try writing a Pankti.

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