Wolf's Bane

Wolf’s Bane

I run from work and grab my car
With pain and burning in my head.
I’m almost home; I feel bizarre.
I run inside and wait in dread.

My body twists; my clothes are shed
As moonlight hits my window pane.
My hunger howls; I must be fed!
My lust for blood, an evil bane.



Explanation of Form:
The Huitain.

The Huitain is a French form. The Italian Octave developed by Aristote and Torquato Tasso, stood model for the Huitain.

In the 14th century the huitains were actually written as a verse of a primitive ballade. The first known author of the Huitain is Guillaume de Machaut. The early huitain had two rhymes in its rhyme scheme (ABABBAAB)

One century later, the definitive form of the huitain was formed. The huitain contains eight lines, with eight syllables per line. (ABABBCBC)