Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Other
Requirement |
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Description: | | Descort is French for "discord", and the form is almost
more of a non-form. It requires that each stanza or verse have some similar lyrical elements; however, that they be totally different forms. Each stanza should
be verse, that is, a structured portion of poetry, but not the same. They can conform to known verse structures or be nonce forms. Some descorts have even used
different languages in different stanzas. |
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Origin: | | French |
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Schematic: | | Varies within the poem as well as between. |
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Strengths: | | Like any nonce form, the poet has great flexibility. In this
case, it is a string of dissimilar nonce forms, so the flexibility is even greater. |
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Weaknesses: | | The greatest weakness is that the poem will fall apart if
there is not a strong enough tie between the disparate stanzas. If multiple languages are used for different stanzas, the poet is automatically limiting the
audience to multi-lingual readers. |
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Starting Point: | | Start with a decision about an element to tie the
stanzas together. It could be the use of anaphora or other poetic device. It could be having the first line in a specific meter, even though subsequent lines
of each stanza might differ considerably. It could be an element of repetition. It could be a combination of these. There are any number of ways for a poet
to link the stanzas. |
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Examples: | | |
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See Also: | | Anaphora, Dorsimbra, Macaronic Verse, Nonce |
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Status: | | Complete |
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