Created by Emily Romano, the brevette consists of a subject (noun), verb, and object (noun), in this exact order. The verb shows an ongoing action – so the letters in the verb should be spaced out. There are only three words in the poem.
Each of the three words may have any number of syllables, but it is desirable that the poem have balance in the choice of these words. Unlike haiku, there are no other rules to follow.
For example,
Rainbow
r a d i a t e s
spectrum
(c) Emily Romano
See: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/brevette.html; from glossary of forms, poetic terminology and literary devices.
Here are two of my attempts at a brevette. Interesting poetic form; a micro-burst of imagery. For mlmm Saturday Mix – Lorraine: brevette (flash poetic form) (image: pixabay.com)
thunderstorm
b o o m i n g
resonance
lightening
e l e c t r i f y i n g
atmosphere
(c) Lorraine
March 19, 2017 at 9:30 pm
Nice :)
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March 18, 2017 at 10:31 am
well done :)
I’ll have to sit and think on this form …. poetics isn’t my thing either.
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March 19, 2017 at 12:21 am
Poetics isn’t really mine either — it has to be short and sweet — I get lost in quatrains, and sesquastanzas and the like.
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March 20, 2017 at 12:33 pm
my brain goes into a fizz when I have to pay attention to meter and all that … so I hear ya :)
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March 18, 2017 at 9:52 am
I’ve never written a brevette before… maybe I should give it a try 🙂
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March 19, 2017 at 12:20 am
Why not — I’d never written one before this either.
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March 18, 2017 at 4:29 am
I like the way you’ve captured a thunderstorm in two brevettes, Lorraine! Booming and electrifying!
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March 18, 2017 at 8:31 am
I enjoyed your sound brevettes — capturing wind chimes and church towers.
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March 18, 2017 at 8:37 am
😊
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March 18, 2017 at 12:58 am
Very nicely done Lorraine..
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March 18, 2017 at 1:19 am
Thanks Michael. It took some pondering to be sure. Poetics aren’t my strong point, smiling.
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