Triolet Poetry

Triolet poems, a French form, are characterized by eight lines and a strict rhyme scheme, often ABaAabAB. These concise, repetitive poems typically convey a playful or poignant message, showcasing the poet’s skill in creating depth within structural constraints.

Poem Explorer Poetry Archives

PDF Guide

Nationality:

Themes:

Emotions:

Topics:

Form:

"> 65/100

How Great My Grief

by Thomas Hardy

‘How Great My Grief’ by Thomas Hardy is a moving poem that examines a different kind of grief than the poet is typically associated with expressing.

Although Thomas Hardy often used fixed poetic forms and traditional rhyme schemes, he is often also credited with being far from conventional. This poem is a great example of this as it makes use of the peculiar but formal structure of the triolet: an eight-line stanza that only uses two rhymes, which repeats the first line in the fourth and seventh lines, while the second line is repeated in the eighth.

How great my grief, my joys how few,

Since first it was my fate to know thee!

- Have the slow years not brought to view

How great my grief, my joys how few,

PDF Guide

Triolet

by Robert Graves

‘Triolet’ by Robert Bridges is a short love poem that takes a specific poetic form. It acknowledges that love is a painful experience and personifies the force as a “hard master.”

When first we met we did not guess

That Love would prove so hard a master;

Of more than common friendliness

Home » Collection » Triolet Poems

Triolet Poetry

General

Poetry+

Discover

Useful Links

Triolet Poetry

How Great My Grief

by Thomas Hardy

Narrow Your Search

We Look Deep into Poetry

General

Poetry+

Discover

Useful Links