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Jan 15, 2026 at 4:27pm
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Form of the week: Huitain
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The Huitain is a French form of eight lines with eight syllables per line and the most common rhyme scheme of ababbcbc, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

https://allpoetry.com/poem/10120545-Kodak-Moment--No-Camera-------Huitain---Fren...

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/690-the-ballade-family-of-forms-including...

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/huitain-poetic-form

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Form of the week: Huitain · 01-15-26 4:27pm
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Re: Tink's Form of the week: Huitain · 01-16-26 1:25pm
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Re: Re: Tink's Form of the week: Huitain · 01-16-26 1:41pm
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Re: Form of the week: Huitain · 01-17-26 6:33pm
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Re: Jay's Transition: Form of the week: Huitain · 01-18-26 12:19am
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Re: Re: Jay's Transition: Form of the week: Huitain · 01-18-26 6:35pm
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Re: Jay's Form of the week: Huitain · 01-18-26 4:06pm
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Re: Re: Jay's Form of the week: Huitain · 01-18-26 6:37pm
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