Breccbairdne Notes

~ JezzieG

An Irish quatrain, the Breccbairdnre consist of four-syllable counted lines. The first line contains five syllables and the remaining three contain six each. This gives the following structure
xxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx

Furthermore, each line ends with a two-syllable word, with lines two and four rhyming. Lines one and three should consonate with each other

This gives a schematic of

xxa(xb)
xxxx(xc)
xxbx(xa)
xxxx(xc)

Example

Random Can on the Shelf by JezzieG

The can of chilli
sits alone just waiting
nothing frilly thereof
beans ready for plating

Published by JezzieG

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.

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