The complex alliterisen uses 2 different alliterations per line. The syllable structure is as follows:
1st line: x syllables
2nd line: x+2 syllables
3rd line: x-1 syllables
4th line: x+1 syllables
5th line: x-2 syllables
6th line: x syllables
7th line: x syllables
Using this formula, if your first line contains 8 syllables, the resulting syllable sequence will be:
1st line: 8 syllables
2nd line: 10 syllables
3rd line: 7 syllables
4th line: 9 syllables
5th line: 6 syllables
6th line: 8 syllables
7th line: 8 syllables
If your first line contains 10 syllables:
1st line: 10 syllables
2nd line: 12 syllables
3rd line: 9 syllables
4th line: 11 syllables
5th line: 8 syllables
6th line: 10 syllables
7th line: 10 syllables
Each link below is a separate example of a complex alliterisen poem:
Urban Jungle by Carrie Page
No Names Needed by Carrie Page
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