RICTAMETER

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A Rictameter is made up of nine lines in each stanza with the following syllabic count:

1 -- 2 syllables
2 -- 4 syllables
3 -- 6 syllables
4 -- 8 syllables
5 -- 10 syllables
6 -- 8 syllables
7 -- 6 syllables
8 -- 4 syllables
9 -- 2 syllables (are the same as line 1)

The modified version of the Rictameter is known as the Rictameter Swirl. This is created by changing the first and last line, stringing these together similar to the Cinquain Chain or Swirl, or a combination of both.

The following poems serve as examples:

Christmas (Rictameter)
Christmas Time Again (Rictameter Swirl)

I hope you find much pleasure in reading them

Do have a

MERRY

MERRY

CHRISTMAS!