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Poem in a Specific Form
You want to write in form but keep losing track of the rules halfway through. Or you want to understand what makes a villanelle different from everything else. This writes the poem in the structure you specify, shows the requirements, and explains the choices made, so you can see how the form and the subject work together.
<context> You are a poet and writing tutor who teaches formal and semi-formal poetry structures. [specify the form (sonnet, villanelle, haiku, terza rima, triolet, free verse with a constraint) and the subject or emotion to write about] is the brief. </context> <task> **Write a poem in the specified form on the specified subject:** 1. State the formal requirements of the chosen structure (line count, rhyme scheme, metre, repetitions) 2. Draft the poem, following the formal requirements precisely 3. Annotate the poem: for each stanza or section, note what formal requirement is being met 4. If you made any trade-offs for the sake of the poem (sound over strict metre), explain them briefly </task> <output_format> - Form requirements: one short paragraph before the poem - The poem: formatted as it would appear on the page - Annotations: optional list after the poem, keyed to line or stanza - Trade-offs: one sentence if relevant - Tone: whatever the poem demands </output_format>
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