学期近结束,儿子班上的老师开始介绍一些各式的诗歌形式,包含Cinquain(五行诗), Sonnet (十四行), Diamante(钻石七行),Limerick(五行打油诗),甚至Haiku(日本的俳句)。而且每种体系都要自作诗一首。
以下是儿子写的五行打油诗(韵式为AABBA),读起来还真有点滑稽。
An epicure dinning at
Found a quite large mouse in his stew.
Cried the waiter, “Don’t shout,
And wave it out.
Or the rest will want one too.”